Adam William "Ad" Swigler (September 21, 1895 – February 5, 1975), nicknamed "Doc", was an American professional

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. Swigler played for the

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in the season. In 1 career game, he had a 0-1 record, with a 6.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Due to an arm injury, he did not return to professional baseball, but did continue to play semi-professional ball. He was an alumnus of the

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. Swigler was born and died in

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University of Pennsylvania

Swigler received a baseball scholarship to attend the

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. While there, he

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in baseball, track, football, and basketball. After his professional baseball season, Swigler served as the Freshman baseball coach at Penn.

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