Career
He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (191 m) tall and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg). Schwartz was signed by the A"s after a standout career at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a 1964 first-team College Baseball All-America Team selection. He played three full years of minor league baseball, from 1965-1967, and hit 29 and 22 home runs in his first two seasons, with an Office of Personnel Services of 1.018 in his rookie year in the Class A Midwest League.
In his two late-season MLB trials, Schwartz recorded three hits, all singles, in 18 at bats.
