Freddie Barocco

Frederick Erasmo Barocco

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.
• High School Jesuit High School
• Born September 23, 1920
• Died November 27, 2014 in Harahan, LA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Freddie Barocco spent 11 years in the minor leagues, playing from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1953. High batting averages were his wont -- in 1940, the 19-year-old hit .335 in 41 games for the New Iberia Cardinals and in 1941, he hit .372 with 47 doubles and 11 triples for the same club. He then served in the US Navy in World War II. After hitting .295 for the Anderson A's in 1946, Barocco batted .347 with 10 home runs for the same club the next year. He led the Tri-State League with 123 runs. In 1948, he hit .350 with 13 homers and 36 doubles in 98 games for Anderson; in 1949, he hit .325/.494/.470 with a .963 OPS 11 home runs, 15 steals, 111 runs scored, 142 walks and only 25 strikeouts for the Hammond Berries. With Hammond in 1950, he hit .356 and slugged .580; with Hammond in 1951, he hit .390 and slugged .601. He moved to the Lafayette Bulls in 1952 and hit .328 his first year with the club. In 1952, his final campaign, he hit .338 in 127 games for Lafayette.

Per records available, Barocco batted .347 for his career -- though his statistics with two teams are lacking. He won a batting title in 1941 (in the Evangeline League) and finished third in batting in 1947, 1948, 1950 and 1951.

He later spent 28 years as an alderman in Harahan, LA.