Russ Swan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: January 3, 1964 in Fremont, CA us

Died: April 26, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane, WA), the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane, WA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: Kennewick HS (Kennewick, WA)

Schools: Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane, WA), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: August 3, 1989 (Age 25-212d, 15,656th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: April 30, 1994 (Age 30-117d)
vs. TEX 1.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: Russell Howard Swan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

4.83

168

266.2

108

WHIP

1.523

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
SEA	21
SFG	4
CLE	1

Platoon
vs RHB	25
vs LHB	1

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	9

Outs
1	10
0	10
2	6

11 Opps
KCR	4
TEX	4
CIN	3
NYY	3
DET	3
BOS	2
CAL	2
TOR	2
LAD	1
CLE	1
CHW	1

24 Batters
Rob Deer	2
Bo Jackson	2
Dave Winfield	1
Mike Marshall	1
Brian Downing	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Monty Fariss	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Randy Velarde	1
Juan González	1
Eric Davis	1
John Olerud	1
Luis Quiñones	1
Mike Macfarlane	1
Carlos Martínez	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Jim Leyritz	1
Ellis Burks	1
Tony Phillips	1
Dean Palmer	1
Mariano Duncan	1
Kelly Gruber	1
Tom Brunansky	1
Gary Gaetti	1

11 Parks
Kingdome (SEA)	13
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
89	5
78	5
8	3
9	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	7
1	6
3	5
4	3
6	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	5
12-	3
--3	3
-2-	3

43 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	12
1 on	11
2 on	3
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
2	3
4	3
5	1
6	4
7	3
8	6
9	2
Extra	3

1-3	4
4-6	8
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	4
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	9
-1	2
-2	2
-4..	1

Ahead	12
Tied	9
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-0	5
1-1	3
2-1	3
3-2	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
0-2	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	5
CF	4
LF	4
PH	3
DH	3
1B	2
3B	2
2B	1
C	1
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	7
5th	6
1st	3
6th	3
3rd	3
8th	2
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1989-08-03	Mike Marshall	LAD		SFG	tied 3-3	b 4	0	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	12%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Murray Scores
2	2	2	1	1989-08-08	Eric Davis	CIN	@	SFG	tied 0-0	t 1	1	--3	3,(1-1) BSX	2	3	8	14%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Duncan Scores
3	3	3	2	1989-08-08	Mariano Duncan	CIN	@	SFG	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	-2-	6,(2-2) BCFBFX	2	1	6	14%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Oliver Scores
4	4	4	3	1989-08-08	Luis Quiñones	CIN	@	SFG	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	4	5%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1990-06-28	Bo Jackson	KCR	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	8	13%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
6	6	2	2	1990-06-28	Danny Tartabull	KCR	@	SEA	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	1--	6,(3-2) FBBBC>X	2	3	9	17%	87%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Pecota Scores
7	7	3	3	1990-06-28	Bo Jackson	KCR	@	SEA	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	4	8	5%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1991-05-18	Jesse Barfield	NYY		SEA	behind 0-4	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	5	PH	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Barfield Scores
9	9	2	1	1991-05-24	Brian Downing	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	DH	4%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Downing Scores
10	10	3	1	1991-06-11	Ellis Burks	BOS	@	SEA	ahead 4-1	t 5	1	-2-	2,(0-1) C.X	2	6	8	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Greenwell Scores; E. Burks Scores
11	11	4	1	1991-07-02	Carlton Fisk	CHW	@	SEA	behind 2-4	t 8	1	-2-	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	4	PH	30%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Ventura Scores/unER; C. Fisk Scores
12	12	5	1	1991-07-06	John Olerud	TOR	@	SEA	tied 3-3	t 10	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	38%	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Olerud Scores
13	13	6	1	1991-07-27	Carlos Martínez	CLE		SEA	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	4	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Martínez Scores
14	14	7	1	1991-08-02	Dave Winfield	CAL		SEA	behind 2-3	b 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	9	24%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Winfield Scores
15	15	8	1	1991-09-02	Tony Phillips	DET	@	SEA	ahead 8-4	t 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	1	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cuyler Scores; T. Phillips Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1992-04-08	Dean Palmer	TEX	@	SEA	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBSBFX	1	6	5	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Palmer Scores
17	17	2	1	1992-05-04	Jim Leyritz	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 6-3	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	DH	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Leyritz Scores
18	18	3	1	1992-05-09	Rob Deer	DET	@	SEA	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	8	9	18%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Fryman Scores; R. Deer Scores
19	19	4	1	1992-05-14	Kelly Gruber	TOR		SEA	tied 1-1	b 6	1	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	5	26%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Winfield Scores; K. Gruber Scores
20	20	5	1	1992-07-23	Randy Velarde	NYY	@	SEA	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	7	38%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball); R. Velarde Scores
21	21	6	1	1992-07-30	Gary Gaetti	CAL		SEA	behind 3-5	b 8	1	12-	2,(0-1) .FX	3	4	PH	61%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Sojo Scores/unER; J. Félix Scores; G. Gaetti Scores
22	22	7	1	1992-08-07	Monty Fariss	TEX	@	SEA	tied 5-5	t 11	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	8	7	49%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Rodríguez Scores; M. Fariss Scores
23	23	8	1	1992-08-22	Tom Brunansky	BOS		SEA	tied 8-8	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) .BX	2	4	DH	32%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Zupcic Scores; T. Brunansky Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1993-04-17	Rob Deer	DET		SEA	ahead 13-2	b 7	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Fryman Scores; C. Fielder Scores
25	25	2	1	1993-05-23	Mike Macfarlane	KCR		SEA	behind 6-7	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	31%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1994-04-30	Juan González	TEX	@	CLE	ahead 11-5	t 9	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Canseco Scores; W. Clark Scores