Swanson was one of the fastest men in baseball in his time. During a contest held on September 15, 1929 between games of a doubleheader, he circled the bases in 13.3 seconds and that record still stands. (Some sources claim his time was 13.4.) A year later, on September 21, 1930, in a minor league field meet in Columbus, Ohio, Swanson circled the bases in 13.2 seconds, giving him both the fastest time as a minor leaguer.[1]
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evar, swanson, ernest, october, 1902, dekalb, illinois, july, 1973, galesburg, illinois, professional, baseball, football, player, played, outfielder, major, leagues, from, 1929, 1934, would, play, cincinnati, reds, chicago, white, national, football, league, . Ernest Evar Swanson October 15 1902 in DeKalb Illinois July 17 1973 in Galesburg Illinois was a professional baseball and football player He played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1929 to 1934 He would play for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox In the National Football League he played running back for the Rock Island Independents Milwaukee Badgers and Chicago Cardinals from 1924 to 1927 He went to college and played three sports at Lombard College in Galesburg Illinois Evar SwansonEvar Swanson 1933 Goudey baseball cardOutfielderBorn 1902 10 15 October 15 1902DeKalb Illinois U S Died July 17 1973 1973 07 17 aged 70 Galesburg Illinois U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 18 1929 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1934 for the Chicago White SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 303Home runs7Runs batted in170TeamsCincinnati Reds 1929 1930 Chicago White Sox 1932 1934 Swanson was one of the fastest men in baseball in his time During a contest held on September 15 1929 between games of a doubleheader he circled the bases in 13 3 seconds and that record still stands Some sources claim his time was 13 4 A year later on September 21 1930 in a minor league field meet in Columbus Ohio Swanson circled the bases in 13 2 seconds giving him both the fastest time as a minor leaguer 1 References Edit Evar Swanson Society for American Baseball Research External links Edit nbsp Biography portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Football Reference com Evar Swanson at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evar Swanson amp oldid 1162131384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
