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In 1961, Schwall posted a 15–7 record with 91 strikeouts and a 3.22 earned run average, for a Boston team that finished 33 games out of first place and ten games under.500.
In 1961, Schwall posted a 15–7 record with 91 strikeouts and a 3.22 earned run average, for a Boston team that finished 33 games out of first place and ten games under.500.
Schwall was selected an All-Big Eight basketball star at the University of Oklahoma in 1957. A year later, he signed with the Red Sox. At Fenway Park, on July 31, he pitched three innings in the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history (1–1), occurred when the game was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain.
After a sub-par 1962 season (9–15), Schwall was sent to Pittsburgh.
He and catcher Jim Pagliaroni were traded to the Pirates for first baseman Dick Stuart and pitcher Jack Lamabe. He went 6–12 in 1963, and later switched to a reliever, recording a career-best 2.92 European Research Area while winning nine games in 1965.
The Pirates traded him to the Braves on June 15, 1966 for left-handed pitcher Billy O"Dell. Schwall finished his career with Atlanta early in the next season.
In seven seasons, Schwall compiled a 49–48 record with 408 strikeouts, a 3.72 European Research Area, 18 complete games, five shutouts, four saves, and 743 innings pitched in 172 games (103 as a starter).