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Gene Freese
Full name Eugene Lewis Freese Born January 8, 1934, Wheeling, West Virginia Died June 19, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana Buried at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana (Cremated; in All Saints Mausoleum) First Game: April 13, 1955 ; Final Game: September 3, 1966 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 Brother of George Freese Ejections: 1955 (2) , 1956 (1), 1957 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (2), 1963 (1), 1964 (1). Total: 9
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1955 PIT N Daily Splits 134 455 69 115 21 8 14 44 34 4 57 4 16 1 0 11 10 5 1 .253 .310 .426 0.5 1955 PIT N
1956 PIT N Daily Splits 65 207 17 43 9 0 3 14 16 3 45 3 3 1 0 6 0 2 1 .208 .273 .295 -1.4 1956 PIT N
1957 PIT N Daily Splits 114 346 44 98 18 2 6 31 17 0 42 2 5 2 0 5 4 9 4 .283 .319 .399 -0.4 1957 PIT N
1958 PIT N Daily Splits 17 18 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .211 .333 -0.1 1958 PIT N
1958 STL N Daily Splits 62 191 28 49 11 1 6 16 10 0 32 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 .257 .294 .419 -1.8 1958 STL N
1958 TOT N 79 209 29 52 11 1 7 18 11 0 34 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 .249 .286 .411 -1.9 1958 TOT N
1959 PHI N Daily Splits 132 400 60 107 14 5 23 70 43 4 61 5 5 4 0 7 8 8 4 .268 .343 .500 -0.8 1959 PHI N
1960 CHI A Daily Splits 127 455 60 124 32 6 17 79 29 2 65 1 8 8 0 9 15 10 6 .273 .312 .481 0.4 1960 CHI A
1961 CIN N Daily Splits 152 575 78 159 27 2 26 87 27 5 78 0 1 3 0 12 17 8 2 .277 .307 .466 -1.5 1961 CIN N
1962 CIN N Daily Splits 18 42 2 6 1 0 0 1 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .250 .167 -0.8 1962 CIN N
1963 CIN N Daily Splits 66 217 20 53 9 1 6 26 17 2 42 2 2 2 0 8 2 4 2 .244 .303 .378 -1.0 1963 CIN N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 99 289 33 65 13 2 9 40 19 4 45 0 7 4 0 9 8 1 2 .225 .269 .377 -1.9 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits 43 80 6 21 4 0 0 8 6 1 18 2 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 .263 .326 .313 -0.4 1965 PIT N
1965 CHI A Daily Splits 17 32 2 9 0 1 1 4 5 0 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .368 .438 -0.2 1965 CHI A
1965 Total 60 112 8 30 4 1 1 12 11 1 27 2 0 2 0 3 5 0 2 .268 .339 .348 -0.6 1965 Total
1966 CHI A Daily Splits 48 106 8 22 2 0 3 10 8 1 20 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 .208 .270 .311 -0.4 1966 CHI A
1966 HOU N Daily Splits 21 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .091 .211 .091 -0.5 1966 HOU N
1966 Total 69 139 9 25 2 0 3 10 13 1 31 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 .180 .255 .259 -0.9 1966 Total
Total NL (11 Years) 923 2853 359 722 127 21 94 339 201 25 441 18 40 18 0 64 59 39 19 .253 .305 .411 -10.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 192 593 70 155 34 7 21 93 42 3 94 2 8 9 0 11 16 12 7 .261 .308 .449 -0.2 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 1115 3446 429 877 161 28 115 432 243 28 535 20 48 27 0 75 75 51 26 .254 .305 .418 -10.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1961 CIN N Daily Splits 5 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .211 .125 1961 CIN N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1955 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 65 64 60 561 55 127 11 16 0 .943
1955 PIT N 2B 57 52 50 455.1 128 173 11 41 0 .965
1956 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 49 35 27 312.1 38 65 4 2 0 .963
1956 PIT N 2B 26 15 5 143 31 50 0 7 0 1.000
1957 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 74 69 64 606.1 62 132 16 16 0 .924
1957 PIT N LF 10 7 6 63 19 1 2 0 0 .909
1957 PIT N 2B 10 4 3 52 13 16 0 4 0 1.000
1957 PIT N OF 10 7 6 63 19 1 2 0 0 .909 10 0 0
1958 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 8 0 4 1 0 0 .800
1958 STL N Daily Splits SS 28 27 12 212.2 45 52 8 10 0 .924
1958 STL N 2B 14 13 9 110.2 32 25 4 4 0 .934
1958 STL N 3B 3 2 2 26 5 6 0 0 0 1.000
1958 TOT N 3B 4 3 3 34 5 10 1 0 0 .938
1959 PHI N Daily Splits 3B 109 103 100 892.1 83 156 22 15 0 .916
1959 PHI N 2B 6 3 1 25 8 4 1 1 0 .923
1960 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 122 120 108 1043.1 88 263 20 29 0 .946
1961 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 151 151 139 1309 123 254 20 23 0 .950
1961 CIN N 2B 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 10 10 7 86 11 10 0 1 0 1.000
1963 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 62 62 52 530.1 44 103 11 8 0 .930
1963 CIN N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1963 CIN N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 72 67 58 584.1 48 112 14 12 0 .920
1965 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 19 17 6 131 12 27 2 1 0 .951
1965 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 8 8 6 64 4 10 3 1 0 .824
1965 Total 3B 27 25 12 195 16 37 5 2 0 .914
1966 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 34 24 22 225 12 64 9 5 0 .894
1966 HOU N Daily Splits 3B 4 2 2 25.1 4 8 3 0 0 .800
1966 HOU N 2B 3 2 2 20 2 7 0 0 0 1.000
1966 HOU N OF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1966 HOU N LF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 Total 3B 38 26 24 250.1 16 72 12 5 0 .880
Total (12 Years) Splits 3B 783 735 654 6404.1 589 1341 136 129 0 .934
Total ( 7 Years) 2B 117 89 70 808 216 275 16 57 0 .968
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 28 27 12 212.2 45 52 8 10 0 .924
Total ( 3 Years) LF 12 8 6 69 21 1 2 0 0 .917
Total ( 3 Years) OF 12 8 6 69 21 1 2 0 0 .917 12 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1961 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 44 6 4 0 1 0 1.000
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-28-1955 BOX PIT N Lee Ballanfant Called third strike
8- 3-1955(1) BOX PIT N Augie Donatelli Call at 1B
5-22-1956 BOX PIT N Augie Donatelli Call at 2B
5-19-1957(1) BOX PIT N Stan Landes Called third strike
7-21-1958 BOX STL N Shag Crawford Call at 2B
5-12-1959 BOX PHI N Frank Dascoli Called third strike
8-21-1959(2) BOX PHI N Tony Venzon Called third strike
8-24-1963 BOX CIN N Shag Crawford Call at 1B
5-15-1964 BOX PIT N Bill Williams Call at 3B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 25, 1953 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Johnny O'Brien to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange
for Dick Schofield and cash (June 15, 1958 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Solly Hemus
(September 29, 1958 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Johnny Callison
(December 9, 1959 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Juan Pizarro and Cal
McLish (December 15, 1960 ).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates (November 26, 1963 ).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox (August 23, 1965 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Houston Astros in exchange for Jim Mahoney and cash
(July 20, 1966 ).
Released by Houston Astros (@March 26, 1967 ).
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