Swett was born in
San Francisco, California. He debuted as a professional baseball catcher in May 3,1890 with the
San Francisco Haverlys of the California League. Swett played there for a couple of seasons and then ventured east in 1890 to join the
Boston Reds of the
Players' League. As the second youngest player in the league, he was the team's backup catcher to
Morgan Murphy. Swett batted .191 in 37 games. Swett played professional baseball as late as 1896. He died in San Francisco at the age of 64. ==References==