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Bob Swift was born on 6 March, 1915 in Salina, Kansas, U.S., is an American baseball player and manager (1915-1966). Discover Bob Swift's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

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Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 6 March 1915
Birthday 6 March
Birthplace Salina, Kansas, U.S.
Date of death 17 October, 1966
Died Place Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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1915

Robert Virgil Swift (March 6, 1915 – October 17, 1966) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout.

He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, standing 5 ft tall and weighing 180 lb. He threw and batted right-handed.

Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history.

1940

While Gaedel was a novice, Swift, a native of Salina, Kansas, played 14 consecutive seasons (1940–53) in the big leagues and all or parts of 22 years in professional baseball (1934–53; 1955–56).

During his big-league career, he toiled for the Browns (1940–42), Philadelphia Athletics (1942–43) and Tigers (1944–53), appearing in 1,001 games and hitting .231.

His 635 hits included 86 doubles, three triples and 14 home runs.

Defensively, he recorded a .985 fielding percentage.

1945

Swift was primarily a second-string catcher, although he started 83 of the 1945 world champion Tigers' official American League games.

During the seven-game 1945 World Series, however, he started only in Game 3, with Paul Richards handling that assignment in the remaining six contests.

1951

He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit during an actual MLB game.

The stunt occurred in the second game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park, inspired by the James Thurber short story You Could Look It Up.

Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract issued by the American League office.

Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings—it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo—and Gaedel took a base on balls.

He was immediately replaced at first base by a pinch runner and he never appeared in a big league game again.

1953

Swift became a coach and minor league manager upon the end of his MLB playing career, coaching for the Tigers (1953–54; 1963–66), Kansas City Athletics (1957–59), and Washington Senators (1960).

1959

During the 1959 season, Swift filled in for Kansas City manager Harry Craft when Craft missed 15 games due to illness, and the Athletics won ten straight games and went 13–2.

But Swift was bypassed at season's end when the A's changed managers.

Swift was in his second stint as a Detroit coach in when manager Chuck Dressen was felled by a mild heart attack during spring training.

As acting manager, Swift led Detroit to a 24–18 record until Dressen was able to return to duty on May 31.

1965

(Dressen had predeceased him, on August 10.) His record in 1965–66 as an interim manager was 56–43 (.566), giving him a career record of 69–45 (.605).

1966

The next season, on May 16, 1966, Dressen suffered his second coronary in as many seasons.

Again, Swift took the reins, but in mid-July (with the Tigers 32–25 under his command) he fell ill and was hospitalized during the All-Star game break for what appeared to be food poisoning.

Tests revealed, however, that Swift was suffering from inoperable lung cancer.

Coach Frank Skaff took over July 14 as the team's second acting manager and finished the campaign.

Three months after stepping aside, on October 17, Bob Swift died in Detroit at the age of 51.