Professional baseball player 1940-1953. Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers.
Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history (see photo to the left). He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit. The stunt was inspired by the James Thurber short story, You Could Look It Up, and Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract. Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings—it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo—and Gaedel took a base on balls.
cause of death: Cancer
Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history (see photo to the left). He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit. The stunt was inspired by the James Thurber short story, You Could Look It Up, and Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract. Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings—it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo—and Gaedel took a base on balls.
cause of death: Cancer
Professional baseball player 1940-1953. Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers.
Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history (see photo to the left). He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit. The stunt was inspired by the James Thurber short story, You Could Look It Up, and Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract. Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings—it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo—and Gaedel took a base on balls.
cause of death: Cancer
Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history (see photo to the left). He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget Eddie Gaedel to pinch hit. The stunt was inspired by the James Thurber short story, You Could Look It Up, and Gaedel was allowed to bat when the Browns showed the umpires a legitimate baseball contract. Swift knelt on the ground to receive pitcher Bob Cain's offerings—it is this kneeling stance that is captured in the photo—and Gaedel took a base on balls.
cause of death: Cancer
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