Jerry Freeman

Frank Ellsworth Freeman
(Buck)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.

• Debut April 14, 1908
• Final Game May 21, 1909
• Born December 26, 1879 in Placerville, CA USA
• Died September 30, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Frank "Jerry" Freeman was nicknamed "Buck", presumably after the major league star Buck Freeman, whose eleven-year major league career ended with 4 games in 1907. Buck then played most of the 1907 season with the Minneapolis Millers, hitting .335, while Jerry Freeman played for the same team and hit .362 (in his fourth season with Minneapolis). The next year Jerry was a regular in the majors. Buck stayed with Minneapolis in 1908 but hit over 100 points lower.

Jerry played almost all of the 1908 Washington Senators games at first base, making 41 errors, a total which led the league by a comfortable margin. His hitting was above average - his .253 batting average was second highest among the regulars, and his 15 doubles were also second highest. In addition, his 45 RBI led the team. The next year, however, he started slowly with the bat and the glove, and was gone after 19 games. He spent the rest of 1909, and also 1910, with Toledo.