Greg Swindell
| Greg Swindell | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 2, 1965 Fort Worth, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 1986, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 23, 2002, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 123–122 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,542 | ||
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Forest Gregory "Greg" Swindell (born January 2, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball player, who had a 17-year career as a left-handed pitcher from 1986 to 2002. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox of the American League and the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League. With the Diamondbacks, he won the 2001 World Series against the New York Yankees.
Swindell was born on January 2, 1965, to Tonii and Harold Swindell in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the youngest of four children, two sisters Treva and Chrystie and a brother Corky
He graduated from Sharpstown High School in 1983. And in 1982 led his high school team to a Texas Class 5A state championship going 14-0 on the mound with a 0.65 ERA
Swindell and his wife Sarah have four children; three daughters, Hayley, Brenna and Sophia and a son, Dawson, who was diagnosed with autism.
Swindell attended the The University of Texas at Austin. According to the Texas Longhorns media guide, he was one of the most decorated pitchers in school history, with a 43-8 record in 77 games and a 1.92 ERA. He made 50 starts, pitching 32 complete games and notching school records for shutouts (14) and strikeouts (501). He remains among the top 10 all-time in Longhorns history for ERA (10th), victories (3rd), innings (2nd), strikeouts (1st), appearances (4th), starts (3rd), complete games (3rd) and shutouts (1st). Swindell also had 13 career saves, which ranks sixth at UT and the top two single-season strikeout totals in UT history (204 in 1985 and 180 in 1986). During his tenure, he helped UT capture three straight Southwest Conference titles, post at least 51 wins during each of his three seasons and finish second at the College World Series in 1984 and 1985.
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