Sherwin Merle "Bud" Swartz (June 13, 1929 – June 24, 1991) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1947. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was Jewish.[1] He attended University High School in Los Angeles, California.[2]

A single in his only at-bat at 18 years of age left Swartz with a rare major league career batting average of 1.000.[3] He pitched in five games, and gave up four earned runs in 5+13 innings.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 21. January–February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bud Swartz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sherwin (Bud) Swartz". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved February 6, 2020.


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