Career
He was a pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1948. He played for the Saint Louis Browns where he pitched in 12 games was 1–1, 7 strikeouts and an European Research Area of 8.53. After the 1948 season, Schwamb killed a Long Beach doctor by the name of Doctor Donald Buge.
Schwamb was doing the work to pay off a debt to Los Angeles mobster, Mickey Cohen.
His life is subject of Eric Stone"s 2005 book Wrong Side of the Wall.