Swoboda executed one of the most impressive defensive plays of the series in the ninth inning of Game 4 to help preserve a Mets victory. He also played for the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees.

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Jan 4, 2012 · Ron Swoboda was one of the “Youth of America,” Stengel’s expression for the corps of young players who would take the Mets from worst to first in four short years – players like Cleon Jones, Bud Harrelson, Tug McGraw and Swoboda, who all made their debut in 1965, Nolan Ryan, who came aboard in 1966, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Ken ...

Jan 20, 2019 · Ron Swoboda, a hero of the New York Mets' "Miracle" World Series title in 1969, tells the backstory of his amazing catch in Game 4.

Jun 20, 2019 · To Ron Swoboda, “just a guy,” baseball’s parlance for an average player, made his iconic catch in the 9th inning of pivotal Game 4 of the 1969 World Series.

Jun 29, 2024 · Mets Debut: Ron Swoboda made the 1965 Mets team out of Spring Training. On Opening Day at Shea, he made his big-league debut in the 6-1 loss to the Dodgers, as he lined to second base off the pitcher Don Drysdale.

Ronald Alan Swoboda was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Mets (1965 - 1970), Montreal Expos (1971), and New York Yankees (1971 - 1973). When Ron, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 12, 1965, he became the first former Sparrows Point High School (Baltimore, MD) student to play in the majors.

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Mar 13, 2012 · To most younger Mets fans with a sense of history, Ron Swoboda will always be remembered for his great catch and clutch hits that helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series against Baltimore.

Fullname: Ronald Alan Swoboda Nickname: Rocky Born: 6/30/1944 in Baltimore, MD College: Maryland Debut: 4/12/1965