| Evar Swanson | |
|---|---|
 Evar Swanson 1933Goudey baseball card | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1902-10-15)October 15, 1902 DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: July 17, 1973(1973-07-17) (aged 70) Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1929, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1934, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 170 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Ernest Evar Swanson (October 15, 1902 – July 17, 1973) was an American professionalbaseball andfootball player. He playedoutfielder in the Major Leagues from1929 to1934. He would play for theCincinnati Reds andChicago White Sox. In theNational Football League, he playedrunning back for theRock Island Independents,Milwaukee Badgers, andChicago Cardinals from 1924 to 1927. He went to college and played three sports atLombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.
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 inColumbus, Ohio, Swanson circled the bases in 13.2 seconds, giving him both the fastest time as a minor leaguer.[1]
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