Craig Swan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Swan
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1950(1950-11-30)
Age	74
Birthplace	Van Nuys
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Craig Swan Biography

Craig Swan is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 30, 1950 in Van Nuys, California, United States.

Swan was born in Van Nuys, California. At age 14, he pitched for Long Beach in the PONY League, hurled a no-hitter, and was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium before Game 5 of the 1965 World Series; his pitch was televised and can be seen on the TV broadcast, with announcer Ray Scott describing his pitching exploits. At age 17, was picked in the 23rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Rather than sign as a low-round pick, Swan attended Arizona State University. In the 1972 College World Series, Swan allowed only one run in 18 innings pitched for a 0.50 ERA – tied for the best ever for 18 or more innings. For his efforts, he was named to the All-Tournament Team but Arizona State lost to the University of Southern California in the championship game.

Swan was chosen by the Mets in the third round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. He spent most of 1972 to 1975 in the minor leagues with only brief (and poor) stints in the majors. One of his better early performances came on May 11, 1974, when he personally out-played the opposition by collecting a career-high three hits, knocking in one run, and scoring another at the plate while allowing no runs on four hits over six innings on the mound. Later that season, he broke his elbow and missed significant playing time. He returned successfully and, in 1975, was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher.

Craig Swan Net Worth

Craig Swan is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Swan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Craig Steven Swan (born November 30, 1950) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1984 for the New York Mets and California Angels. Swan’s best season came in 1978 when he posted a 9–6 win–loss record and led the National League with an earned run average of 2.43. This was significant as the Mets were in the National League East cellar that year. Swan featured a fastball between 90 and 95 miles per hour with good movement and an occasional slider.

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After his two good seasons for the Mets, Swan signed a contract which made him the highest paid pitcher in Mets history at the time. In response, he began 1980 with an even better ERA than either 1978 or 1979. In mid-June, he was 5–4 with a 2.21 ERA for a team which finished 67-95, but which was flirting with .500 until mid-August. After losing his next four decisions, Swan was placed on the disabled list in mid-July with what turned out to be a torn rotator cuff. He made two more starts a month later but pitched poorly in the first start, left the second start after only two innings, and was done for the season. He started 1981 with a loss but left his second game after only one batter in a freak play. Swan began the game by walking the first batter of the game on four straight pitches. On the fifth pitch of the game – also a ball – the runner on first base starting running to second base in order to “steal” second base. But Swan’s rib was fractured when Ron Hodges—the Mets’ catcher at the time—nailed him in the back with his throw towards second base when trying (unsuccessfully) to throw the runner out at second base. As a result, Swan landed on the disabled list. He returned more than a month later and made two relief appearances before the 1981 Major League Baseball strike cancelled the next two months. When play resumed, Swan was back on the disabled list and made only one more start the rest of the season.

Facts & Trivia

Daniel Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Craig Swan celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.

After his good comeback year of 1982, Swan felt something pop in his arm during a spring training game in 1983. He pitched through the injury but it severely limited his endurance. He was again effective in relief but his ERA as a starter rose to a terrible 6.22. In 1984, while the Mets were finally ending years of futility, Swan managed only ten awful relief appearances before being released on May 9. The California Angels signed him two weeks later but he was benched for good after two more bad appearances which were the last of his career.