Born: (1951-08-09) August 9, 1951 (age 72) Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 1974, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1982, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average
.216
Home runs
20
Runs batted in
124
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1974–1977)
St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1980)
San Diego Padres (1981–1982)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1976)
Steven Eugene Swisher (born August 9, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game. He is the father of former MLB first baseman Nick Swisher.
play in the game. He is the father of former MLB first baseman Nick Swisher. Swisher attended Ohio University for a degree in education and played baseball...
span. Swisher is the son of former MLB catcher SteveSwisher, who played for various National League baseball clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. Swisher was...
since 1994. As of 2023, Swisher was a contributing editor at New York Magazine, the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, and the co-host of the podcast...
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the Dance Floor Archived April 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, by Kara Swisher, April 1, 2009, All Things Digital. Busch, Jenna (October 1, 2010). "The...
Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, SteveSwisher, and John Urrea. A few days later, the Cardinals traded Fingers, Ted...
64–77, manager Greg Legg, 9th in EL, 4th in South 2005: 69–73, manager SteveSwisher, 8th in EL, 4th in South 2006: 71–69, manager P. J. Forbes, 5th in EL...
to Williamsport. The two seasons under the leadership of managers SteveSwisher, Orlando Gomez, and Mike Hargrove, were largely unsuccessful, with the...
Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021. Gardner, Steve (April 9, 2021). "Blue Jays' top minor league team temporarily moves home...
generated by selling cleaning and sanitizing chemicals. Swisher was founded by Patrick Swisher to provide cleaning products and services for restaurants...
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made official on December 11, 1973, with the North Siders acquiring SteveSwisher, Steve Stone and Ken Frailing. Jim Kremmel was also sent to the Cubs to...
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and then stepped in as manager of the AAA New Orleans Zephyrs when SteveSwisher resigned a few days into the season. Matt Galante was acting manager...
that focused on the business of Silicon Valley. Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher founded it in January 2014, after they left Dow Jones and the similar website...
1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner. June 8, 1976: Joe Coleman was purchased by the...
traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Terry Kennedy, SteveSwisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted...
behind the division champion Atlanta Braves. December 10, 1981: Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St...
coach 1951 – James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host 1951 – SteveSwisher, American baseball player and manager 1952 – Prateep Ungsongtham Hata...