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William Charles Swift, born October 27, 1961 in Portland, Maine was a Major League Baseball player. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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After graduating South Portland High School, Swift attended the University of Maine at Orono (UMO), now referred to as the University of Maine. In 1984, Swift pitched for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team and was a first-round draft pick (second choice) by the Seattle Mariners following his senior year at UMO. In 1991 he was traded to the San Francisco Giants along with pitchers Mike Jackson and Dave Burba for outfielder Kevin Mitchell and pitcher Mike Remlinger. The Giants immediately moved Swift from the bullpen to the starting rotation, where he emerged as one of the league's best pitchers, leading the league with a 2.08 ERA in 1992 and winning 21 games in 1993. The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) West Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 2001 • 1997 • 1995 Wild card berths (1) 2000 [1] - In 1994, a players strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 • 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 NL Pennants (20) 2002 • 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 • 1933 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 1917 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 • 1888 West Division titles (6...
Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962 in San Diego, California) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and third baseman who played for the New York Mets (1984, 1986), San Diego Padres (1987), San Francisco Giants (1987-91), Seattle Mariners (1992), Cincinnati Reds (1993-94, 1996), Boston...
Michael John Remlinger (born March 23, 1966 in Middletown, New York) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs (since 2003). ...
Between 1995 and 1997 he played for the Colorado Rockies, earning a peak annual salary of $4,608,333. While the Rockies had high hopes for Swift, he struggled with injuries and the thin air of Colorado, and never again put up numbers comparable to his days with the Giants. He was eventually released by the Rockies due to shoulder trouble and tricep tightness. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. ...
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which is specified in an employment contract. ...
In 1998, Swift returned to the Seattle Mariners. He struggled, posting a 11-9 record with a 5.85 ERA and 1.62 WHIP. Following the season, Swift retired from Major League Baseball.
On December 22, 1999, USA Today named Bill Swift as one of the best athletes of the 20th century. [1] USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
References
- Betit, Paul. "He´s got them all making their pitch". Portland Press Herald (maintoday.com). April 17, 2004.
- Gould, Lance. "Athletes of the Century". USA Today. December 22, 1999.
External links - Bill Swift profile provided by thebaseballcube.com
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