Ron Swoboda
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Ronald Alan Swoboda (born June 30, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1965 through 1973, most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series for one of the most improbable upsets in World Series history.[1] Swoboda performed one of the most impressive defensive plays of the series in the ninth inning of Game 4 to help preserve a Mets victory. He also played for the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees.
Ron Swoboda | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1944-06-30) June 30, 1944 (age 79) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 1965, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1973, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .242 |
Home runs | 73 |
Runs batted in | 344 |
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