| Unions Swail FBU Hitter of the Week Monday, September 14th , 1896 Lester Swail of the Brooklyn Unions had an award-winning week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the Federal Baseball Union.
For the week the 23-year-old left fielder batted .560 (14-for-25) with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs.
In his season totals, Swail has 11 home runs, .298 BA, .373 OBP, 77 RBIs and 88 runs scored. He has played in 123 games. | | |