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Don Schwall
Donald Bernard Schwall (born March 2, 1936) is an American former professional baseball pitcher player who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the Boston Red Sox, he spent four seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, before ending his career with the Atlanta Braves.
Schwall was born on March 2, 1936, in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a bordering suburb of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has been mistakenly reported in some places he was born in neighboring Wilkes-Barre.
He attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan, graduating in 1954. He played on the basketball team 1952-54, which was his principal high school sport, and was one of the state's top scorers. At Ypsilanti, he was All-State in basketball and baseball, and honorable mention for All-State in football. In 2007, he was inducted into Ypsilanti Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) or 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Schwall attended the University of Oklahoma on a basketball and baseball scholarship, starting in 1955. Schwall's brother John was an Air Force captain stationed in Oklahoma, and had told the Sooner's baseball coach about Schwall's athletic prowess in high school.
As a sophomore (1956-57), Schwall set a school scoring record for basketball. In 1957, he was named by the Associated Press (AP) as second-team All-Big Seven, and he also received considerable support in United Press International's (UPI) All-Big Seven voting. Another sophomore who received significant consideration in the UPI's Big Seven poll that year was the University of Missouri's Sonny Siebert, who would go on to pitch in major league baseball like Schwall.
For the 1956-57 season, Schwall was 7th in the Big Seven in scoring, averaging 16 points per game, and 6th in rebounding, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game. Schwall could no longer compete in the 1957-58 basketball season, however, after signing a baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox in December 1957.
At the same time he was a sophomore at Oklahoma, future NBA Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain was a sophomore at the University of Kansas, with both Oklahoma and Kansas being members of the then Big Seven. Schwall faced off against Chamberlain's Kansas teams three times while playing for the Sooners, totaling 73 points to Chamberlain's 69 points. In a late December 1956 game, Schwall led Oklahoma with 23 points in a loss to Kansas (56–74), though he fouled out along with two other teammates. Chamberlain scored 36 points and had 22 rebounds with a large number of blocked shots. In a January 7, 1957 rematch, Chamberlain scored 22 points and Schwall 20, in a 59–51 Kansas win. On February 18, 1957, Schwall scored 30 points and Chamberlain only 11 points, in another Kansas win over Oklahoma (76–56). Chamberlain fouled out with almost nine minutes left in the game (something he never did in over 1,000 NBA games).
Schwall played Ban Johnson League baseball between his freshman and sophomore years. Between his sophomore and junior years, Schwall played semi-pro baseball for Mitchell, South Dakota, in the Basin League, where he pitched a no-hitter. He played well enough to draw the interest of 15 major league baseball teams. Schwall only played sparingly for Oklahoma as a collegian.
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Don Schwall
Donald Bernard Schwall (born March 2, 1936) is an American former professional baseball pitcher player who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the Boston Red Sox, he spent four seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, before ending his career with the Atlanta Braves.
Schwall was born on March 2, 1936, in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, a bordering suburb of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has been mistakenly reported in some places he was born in neighboring Wilkes-Barre.
He attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan, graduating in 1954. He played on the basketball team 1952-54, which was his principal high school sport, and was one of the state's top scorers. At Ypsilanti, he was All-State in basketball and baseball, and honorable mention for All-State in football. In 2007, he was inducted into Ypsilanti Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) or 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Schwall attended the University of Oklahoma on a basketball and baseball scholarship, starting in 1955. Schwall's brother John was an Air Force captain stationed in Oklahoma, and had told the Sooner's baseball coach about Schwall's athletic prowess in high school.
As a sophomore (1956-57), Schwall set a school scoring record for basketball. In 1957, he was named by the Associated Press (AP) as second-team All-Big Seven, and he also received considerable support in United Press International's (UPI) All-Big Seven voting. Another sophomore who received significant consideration in the UPI's Big Seven poll that year was the University of Missouri's Sonny Siebert, who would go on to pitch in major league baseball like Schwall.
For the 1956-57 season, Schwall was 7th in the Big Seven in scoring, averaging 16 points per game, and 6th in rebounding, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game. Schwall could no longer compete in the 1957-58 basketball season, however, after signing a baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox in December 1957.
At the same time he was a sophomore at Oklahoma, future NBA Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain was a sophomore at the University of Kansas, with both Oklahoma and Kansas being members of the then Big Seven. Schwall faced off against Chamberlain's Kansas teams three times while playing for the Sooners, totaling 73 points to Chamberlain's 69 points. In a late December 1956 game, Schwall led Oklahoma with 23 points in a loss to Kansas (56–74), though he fouled out along with two other teammates. Chamberlain scored 36 points and had 22 rebounds with a large number of blocked shots. In a January 7, 1957 rematch, Chamberlain scored 22 points and Schwall 20, in a 59–51 Kansas win. On February 18, 1957, Schwall scored 30 points and Chamberlain only 11 points, in another Kansas win over Oklahoma (76–56). Chamberlain fouled out with almost nine minutes left in the game (something he never did in over 1,000 NBA games).
Schwall played Ban Johnson League baseball between his freshman and sophomore years. Between his sophomore and junior years, Schwall played semi-pro baseball for Mitchell, South Dakota, in the Basin League, where he pitched a no-hitter. He played well enough to draw the interest of 15 major league baseball teams. Schwall only played sparingly for Oklahoma as a collegian.