P Pepper Swanson #8
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/04/1962
P PEPPER SWANSON #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
11 0 0-1 0 7.29 21.0 21 5 14 16 1.67 -0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 -
Slider 4 -
Curveball 4 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 3 -
Splitter 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/02/1962 @ KCK Loss, 6-12 2.2 4 3 3 1 3
05/30/1962 TOR Loss, 4-16 1.2 5 6 6 2 1
05/27/1962 @ MON Loss, 6-13 4.0 4 3 3 4 1
05/23/1962 @ CLE Loss, 1-7 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
05/20/1962 LAS Loss, 3-12 3.2 2 1 1 1 3
05/17/1962 @ SFS Loss, 4-7 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
05/16/1962 CHC Loss, 4-5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
05/11/1962 @ CIN Win, 8-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
05/09/1962 DAL Loss, 2-8 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
05/04/1962 KCK Loss, 0-6 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/24/1932
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 18 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 11th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 0 1 0 7.29 21.0 21 17 17 5 14 16 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 11 4 15.86 9.00 6.86 6.00 6.95 1.67 153 -0.5 .267        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 42 10 3 0 1 9 10 7 0 0 1 .238 .396 .381 .777      
vs. RHB 39 11 1 0 4 8 4 9 0 2 1 .282 .364 .615 .979      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 18.69 4.1 9 9 9 2 3 4  
May 10 0 0 1 0 6.87 18.1 17 14 14 5 13 13  
June 1 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 3  
Spring Training 9 0 1 2 2 2.45 14.2 12 4 4 1 2 11  
Career 114 70 29 32 1 4.76 541.0 530 313 286 74 258 371  
Home 5 0 0 1 0 8.68 9.1 10 9 9 4 6 8  
Road 6 0 0 0 0 6.17 11.2 11 8 8 1 8 8  
Grass 11 0 0 1 0 7.29 21.0 21 17 17 5 14 16  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 7 5 5 1 7 6  
Night 7 0 0 1 0 8.76 12.1 14 12 12 4 7 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 0 1 0 7.29 21.0 21 17 17 5 14 16  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Los Angeles - FABL 22 34 34 15 12 0 4.05 218.0 189 110 98 23 115 155 3 0 1.39 .263 4.25 2.8 104
1956 Los Angeles - FABL 23 35 35 12 17 0 4.63 219.2 212 125 113 29 87 151 1 0 1.36 .270 4.10 1.8 80
1957 Los Angeles - FABL 24 19 1 1 2 1 5.23 41.1 49 27 24 8 17 26 0 0 1.60 .306 5.27 -0.6 72
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 13 0 1 0 0 7.82 38.0 53 33 33 8 24 21 0 0 2.03 .338 6.27 -0.7 56
1959 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.33 .455 6.88 -0.1 145
1962 New York - FABL 29 11 0 0 1 0 7.29 21.0 21 17 17 5 14 16 0 0 1.67 .267 6.95 -0.5 62
Total FABL 114 70 29 32 1 4.76 541.0 530 313 286 74 258 371 4 0 1.46 .277 4.53 2.7 84
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1952 Total - 19 17 17 10 3 0 2.02 116.0 90 28 26 3 34 126 0 0 1.07 .282 2.27 4.5 100
1953 Total - 20 17 17 9 3 0 2.97 115.1 104 42 38 4 43 117 0 0 1.27 .308 2.82 3.5 100
1954 Total - 21 15 15 8 3 0 3.19 101.2 92 38 36 3 45 107 0 0 1.35 .319 2.90 2.9 100
1954 Houston - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 4 4 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.11 .200 4.14 0.1 108
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA 21 18 18 11 5 0 3.39 130.0 126 58 49 2 53 78 4 1 1.38 .297 3.19 3.8 131
1957 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 12 12 8 2 0 2.59 83.1 72 27 24 8 32 48 2 1 1.25 .256 3.66 1.6 158
1958 Birmingham - AA 25 8 2 2 3 1 3.86 25.2 27 11 11 5 9 20 2 0 1.40 .286 4.41 0.1 105
1958 St. Paul - AAA 25 4 0 1 0 1 4.26 6.1 6 3 3 1 3 5 0 0 1.42 .278 3.68 0.0 83
1959 Birmingham - AA 26 24 24 11 10 0 4.46 181.2 168 96 90 23 82 132 12 3 1.38 .271 4.09 2.8 95
1960 Birmingham - AA 27 21 3 2 1 2 5.01 46.2 42 30 26 10 25 33 2 1 1.44 .232 5.31 -0.1 89
1961 Birmingham - AA 28 25 8 8 3 4 2.02 84.2 64 21 19 4 30 52 6 2 1.11 .241 2.91 2.3 212
1961 St. Paul - AAA 28 10 3 1 2 1 1.78 25.1 25 15 5 3 14 15 0 0 1.54 .272 4.45 0.0 219
Total DIX 78 37 23 17 7 3.88 338.2 301 158 146 42 146 237 22 6 1.32 .259 3.99 110.1
Total CL 14 3 2 2 2 2.27 31.2 31 18 8 4 17 20 0 0 1.52 .273 4.29 164.8
Total GWL 30 30 19 7 0 3.08 213.1 198 85 73 10 85 126 6 2 1.33 .281 3.38 140.0
Total LSA 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 4 4 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.11 .200 4.14 108.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA P 18 18 4 14 1 20 2 .900 130.0 1.25 +0.4 .900
1954 Houston - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
1955 Los Angeles - MLB P 34 34 12 20 1 35 3 .914 218.0 1.32 -0.9 .902
1956 Los Angeles - MLB P 35 35 7 16 0 26 3 .885 219.2 0.94 -0.7 .925
1957 Los Angeles - MLB P 19 1 0 4 1 5 1 .800 41.1 0.87 -0.6 .733
1957 Salt Lake City - AAA P 12 12 6 4 2 10 0 1.000 83.1 1.08 +0.8 1.019
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 38.0 0.71 -0.3 .650
1958 St. Paul - AAA P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.0 .997
1958 Birmingham - AA P 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.2 0.35 +0.0 .986
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1959 Birmingham - AA P 24 24 5 12 0 17 0 1.000 181.2 0.84 -2.1 .895
1960 Birmingham - AA P 21 3 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 46.2 0.58 -1.2 .968
1961 St. Paul - AAA P 10 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 25.1 0.36 +0.7 .990
1961 Birmingham - AA P 25 8 3 5 0 9 1 .889 84.2 0.85 +0.3 .727
1962 New York - MLB P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 -0.4 .980
TOTAL P 237 141 43 81 5 134 10 .925 1131.0 0.99 -4.0 .894
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (College of Cairo; Cairo, IL) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick).
08/01/1954 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/19/1954 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/24/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Seattle Thunderbirds with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
10/08/1954 Named the #31 prospect in the FABL
03/09/1955 Outstandingly completed training to increase his velocity at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
04/11/1955 Named the #23 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1955 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
06/01/1955 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
06/30/1955 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/21/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sacramneto Hawks with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/05/1958 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Stars.
01/18/1958 Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh while with Los Angeles.
05/16/1959 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Knoxville Knights with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/16/1959 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/20/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Little Rock Governors with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/17/1960 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/07/1961 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
07/15/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New Orleans Showboats with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/30/1962 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Pittsburgh.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 34 7
1956 35 3
Year W Rank
1955 15 7
Year L Rank
1956 17 2
Year HRA Rank
1956 29 4
Year BB Rank
1955 115 10
Year K Rank
1955 155 8
Year WP Rank
1955 6 8
Year BABIP Rank
1955 .263 6
Year H/9 Rank
1955 7.80 3
Year K/9 Rank
1955 6.40 3
1956 6.19 3
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