Steve Swetonic
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Stephen Albert (Steve) Swetonic (August 13, 1903 - April 22, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 through 1935. Swetonic batted and threw right handed. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
Swetonic provided a solid support in Pirates' pitching staffs of the early 1930s that included Larry French,Burleigh Grimes, Waite Hoyt and Ray Kremer. His most productive season came in 1932, when he went 11-6 with a career-high 2.82 ERA and tied for the National League lead with four shutouts. In 1933 he recorded career-numbers in wins (12), starts (21), and innings pitched (164 ⅔ ), even though his career ended prematurily at the age of 28 because of a chronic sore arm.
In a five-season career, Swetonic posted a 37-36 record with 154 strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in 595 ⅓ innings. He died in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania at age 70.
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- As of 2006, Swetonic has one of the lowest ERA (3.81) of any major league pitcher coming out of University of Pittsburgh with more than 100 innings, behind Bob_Malloy (3.26) and Doc Medich (3.77).
