Eric George Adolph Erickson (March 13, 1892 – May 19, 1965), sometimes known by the nickname "Swat,[1] was a Swedish-born baseball pitcher.

Erickson pitched in only one game for the Giants, going five innings and giving up seven runs, though none were earned.

In 1921, Erickson was among the league leaders in ERA (3.62), strikeouts per nine innings (3.57), shutouts (3) and hit batsmen (11).

[4] He led the San Francisco Seals to a Pacific Coast League pennant in 1917 and won the 1917 PCL pitching Triple Crown, winning 31 games with a 1.93 earned run average and 307 strikeouts in 444 innings.

[5] After his days in professional baseball, he worked in the shipping department of a metal company and also ran a farm.