Career
Listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 m), 156 pounds, Swanson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New York, New New York Swanson played briefly for the 1914 Boston Red Sox as a reserve infielder for Steve Yerkes (2B), Larry Gardner (3B) and Everett Scott (Steamship).
He went 4-for-20 for a.200 batting average in 11 games, including two doubles and a.304 on-base percentage, and never appeared in a major league game again.
Swanson died in his homeland of New York, just two days after his 66th birthday.