William Vincent Swift (June 19, 1908 – February 23, 1969) was an American baseball player. He was a

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for the

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(1932–39), Boston Bees (1940),

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(1941), and

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(1943) in Major League Baseball (MLB). He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant. Swift led the National League in walks/9IP (1.09) in 1932 and hit batsmen (8) in 1934. He ranks 71st on the MLB career walks/9IP list (1.93). In 11 seasons he had a 95–82 win–loss record, 336 games (163 started), 78 complete games, 7 shutouts, 119 games finished, 20 saves, 1,637 innings pitched, 1,682 hits allowed, 753 runs allowed, 651 earned runs allowed, 103 home runs allowed, 351 walks, 636 strikeouts, 36 hit batsmen, 11 wild pitches, 6,891 batters faced, 1 balk, a 3.58 ERA and a 1.241 WHIP. Swift was an above average hitting pitcher in his career. He posted a .227

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(134-for-591) with 34 runs, 3

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and 54

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. Born in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, Swift died in Bartow, Florida, at the age of 60. Swift's numbers were extremely similar to fellow pitcher Bill Swift, who pitched decades later.

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