Bill Swift

William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961 in Portland, Maine) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

After graduating South Portland High School, Swift attended the University of Maine, where he played college baseball for the Maine Black Bears baseball team from 1981 to 1984, making four consecutive College World Series appearances. Swift pitched for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team and was a first-round draft pick (second selection) by the Seattle Mariners following his senior year at Maine. In 1991 he was traded to the San Francisco Giants along with pitchers Mike Jackson and Dave Burba for outfielder Kevin Mitchell and pitcher Mike Remlinger. The Giants immediately moved Swift from the bullpen to the starting rotation, where he emerged as one of the league's best pitchers, leading the league with a 2.08 ERA in 1992 and winning 21 games in 1993.

Between 1995 and 1997 he played for the Colorado Rockies. While the Rockies had high hopes for Swift, he struggled with a shoulder injury, back pains, and the psychological difficulties of the thin air of Colorado, and never again put up numbers comparable to his days with the Giants. He was eventually released by the Rockies due to shoulder trouble and triceps tightness.

Bill Swift (1930s pitcher)

William Vincent Swift (June 19, 1908 – February 23, 1969) born in Elmira, New York was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1932–39), Boston Bees (1940), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941) and Chicago White Sox (1943).

He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.

He led the NL 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 ⅔ 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.

He died in Bartow, Florida at the age of 60.

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