P Pepper Swanson #5
Winston-Salem Blazers (NYI) SEL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P PEPPER SWANSON #5 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
6 6 2-1 0 4.25 42.1 47 5 17 26 1.51 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 2 2 2
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 4 -
Curveball 4 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 2 -
Splitter 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 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
09/17/1963 @ ARL Win, 11-8 X 4.1 6 6 6 3 1
09/10/1963 @ TAM Loss, 4-5 X 6.0 9 3 3 1 5
09/05/1963 @ CHT Loss, 4-8 X 4.0 6 6 4 2 3 Loss
08/30/1963 @ ROA Win, 8-4 X 9.0 7 4 4 5 4 Win
08/25/1963 @ MIA Win, 8-0 X 10.0 6 0 0 3 5 Win
08/19/1963 ARL Win, 4-3 X 9.0 13 3 3 3 8
08/14/1963 SYR Loss, 3-6 X 4.1 6 6 6 3 3 Loss
08/09/1963 @ NWK Loss, 5-8 X 4.2 7 6 6 2 6 Loss
08/04/1963 ROC Win, 12-7 X 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 Win
07/26/1963 @ ROC Loss, 6-7 X 5.1 5 1 1 4 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/24/1932
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 90 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:9 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
UNION LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 5 2 4 3 5.49 62.1 68 39 38 12 25 33 0 0.0 0 1 20.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 26 16 13.57 9.82 4.76 3.61 4.91 1.49 133 -0.6 .271        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 113 29 3 2 4 13 12 16 0 1 1 .257 .333 .425 .758      
vs. RHB 136 39 10 1 8 26 13 17 3 0 0 .287 .342 .551 .894      
UNION LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2  
May 10 0 1 1 0 4.76 17.0 16 9 9 3 7 4  
June 9 0 0 0 2 4.85 13.0 13 8 7 3 4 5  
July 8 2 0 1 1 4.11 15.1 20 7 7 1 8 9  
August 3 3 1 2 0 9.00 15.0 18 15 15 5 6 13  
Last Year 17 7 5 3 1 5.05 46.1 51 29 26 5 28 33  
Career 48 12 7 7 4 5.30 108.2 119 68 64 17 53 66  
Home 14 3 2 2 2 5.04 30.1 32 17 17 5 9 15  
Road 17 2 0 2 1 5.91 32.0 36 22 21 7 16 18  
Grass 31 5 2 4 3 5.49 62.1 68 39 38 12 25 33  
Day 4 0 0 1 1 9.00 6.0 5 6 6 1 7 4  
Night 27 5 2 3 2 5.11 56.1 63 33 32 11 18 29  
As Starter 5 5 1 3 0 8.25 24.0 31 22 22 6 12 19  
As Reliever / Substitution 26 0 1 1 3 3.76 38.1 37 17 16 6 13 14  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26 2 33.3 1 3 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.61 9.99 5.53 3.61 4.39 1.51 96 0.6 .313        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 40 12 3 1 3 9 8 3 0 1 0 .300 .417 .650 1.067      
vs. RHB 124 35 5 0 2 13 9 23 1 2 0 .282 .328 .371 .699      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 3 3 2 0 0 2.25 28.0 26 7 7 2 11 17  
September 3 3 0 1 0 8.16 14.1 21 15 13 3 6 9  
Career 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 9.0 13 3 3 1 3 8  
Road 5 5 2 1 0 4.59 33.1 34 19 17 4 14 18  
Grass 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 10.0 6 0 0 0 3 5  
Night 5 5 1 1 0 5.57 32.1 41 22 20 5 14 21  
As Starter 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26  
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 17 0 0 1 0 7.53 34.2 42 29 29 6 19 24 0 0 1.76 .330 5.91 -0.4 61
Total FABL 120 70 29 32 1 4.84 554.2 551 325 298 75 263 379 4 0 1.47 .281 4.52 2.8 83
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
1962 Jersey City - AAA 29 17 7 5 3 1 5.05 46.1 51 29 26 5 28 33 0 0 1.71 .315 4.07 0.3 75
1963 Winston-Salem - B 30 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26 2 1 1.51 .313 4.39 0.6 107
1963 Jersey City - AAA 30 31 5 2 4 3 5.49 62.1 68 39 38 12 25 33 0 0 1.49 .271 4.91 -0.6 67
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 UL 48 12 7 7 4 5.30 108.2 119 68 64 17 53 66 0 0 1.58 .289 4.55 70.2
Total SEL 6 6 2 1 0 4.25 42.1 47 22 20 5 17 26 2 1 1.51 .313 4.39 107.3
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 17 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 34.2 1.30 -0.7 .972
1962 Jersey City - AAA P 17 7 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 46.1 1.17 -0.2 .996
1963 Jersey City - AAA P 31 5 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 62.1 0.72 -0.5 1.028
1963 Winston-Salem - B P 6 6 4 5 0 10 1 .900 42.1 1.91 +0.9 .773
TOTAL P 297 159 54 93 6 158 11 .930 1295.2 1.02 -4.2 .895
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.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
08/25/1963 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
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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