Gene Freese

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1934 in Wheeling, WV us

Died: June 19, 2013 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Wheeling Central HS (Wheeling, WV)

School: West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV)

Debut: April 13, 1955 (Age 21-095d, 11,212th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 3, 1966 (Age 32-238d)
vs. ATL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Eugene Lewis Freese

Nicknames: Augie

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Relatives: Brother of George Freese

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.6

3446

877

115

.254

429

RBI

432

OBP

.305

SLG

.418

OPS

.723

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1953	19	PIT-min	D,B	122	516	460	94	142	28	7	9	89	18		47	36	.309	.374	.459	.833		211		1	8				BRU,BGH · GAFL,CARL
1954	20	PIT-min	AA	145	610	548	98	182	30	6	16	98	6		41	58	.332	.376	.496	.872		272		3	9	9			NOR · SOUA
1955	21	PIT	NL	134	510	455	69	115	21	8	14	44	5	1	34	57	.253	.310	.426	.736	95	194	10	4	16	1	4	54H
1956	22	PIT-min	Opn	68	249	223	36	61	10	2	11	36	6		17	34	.274	.321	.484	.805		108	4	0	6	3			HOL · PCL
1956	22	PIT	NL	65	230	207	17	43	9	0	3	14	2	1	16	45	.208	.273	.295	.568	55	61	0	3	3	1	3	54H
1957	23	PIT	NL	114	372	346	44	98	18	2	6	31	9	4	17	42	.283	.319	.399	.718	94	138	4	2	5	2	0	5H47
1958	24	TOT	NL	79	221	209	29	52	11	1	7	18	1	1	11	34	.249	.286	.411	.698	79	86	2	0	1	0	0	H64/5
1958	24	PIT	NL	17	19	18	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	.167	.211	.333	.544	43	6	1	0	0	0	0	H/5
1958	24	STL	NL	62	202	191	28	49	11	1	6	16	1	1	10	32	.257	.294	.419	.712	83	80	1	0	1	0	0	6H4/5
1959	25	PHI	NL	132	457	400	60	107	14	5	23	70	8	4	43	61	.268	.343	.500	.843	121	200	8	5	5	4	4	*5H/4
1960	26	CHW	AL	127	501	455	60	124	32	6	17	79	10	6	29	65	.273	.312	.481	.794	112	219	15	1	8	8	2	*5/H
1961	27	CIN	NL	152	606	575	78	159	27	2	26	87	8	2	27	78	.277	.307	.466	.774	101	268	17	0	1	3	5	*5/4H
1962	28	CIN	NL	18	48	42	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	8	.143	.250	.167	.417	13	7	2	0	0	0	2	5/H
1963	29	CIN-min	AAA	54	218	196	32	55	9	0	12	34	3	2	17	39	.281	.346	.510	.856		100		3	1	1			SDG · PCL
1963	29	CIN	NL	66	240	217	20	53	9	1	6	26	4	2	17	42	.244	.303	.378	.680	93	82	2	2	2	2	2	5/H7
1964	30	PIT	NL	99	319	289	33	65	13	2	9	40	1	2	19	45	.225	.269	.377	.646	81	109	8	0	7	4	4	5H
1965	31	TOT	MLB	60	127	112	8	30	4	1	1	12	0	2	11	27	.268	.339	.348	.687	97	39	5	2	0	2	1	H5
1965	31	PIT	NL	43	89	80	6	21	4	0	0	8	0	2	6	18	.263	.326	.313	.638	81	25	5	2	0	1	1	H5
1965	31	CHW	AL	17	38	32	2	9	0	1	1	4	0	0	5	9	.281	.368	.438	.806	136	14	0	0	0	1	0	/H5
1966	32	TOT	MLB	69	153	139	9	25	2	0	3	10	3	1	13	31	.180	.255	.259	.514	52	36	2	1	0	0	1	5H/47
1966	32	CHW	AL	48	115	106	8	22	2	0	3	10	2	1	8	20	.208	.270	.311	.581	72	33	1	1	0	0	1	5H
1966	32	HOU	NL	21	38	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	.091	.211	.091	.301	-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	H/547
1967	33	WSA-min	AAA	132	525	475	65	130	28	0	15	74	3	3	41	83	.274	.331	.427	.758		203		2	2	5			HAW · PCL
1968	34	WSA-CHW-CHC-min	AAA	87	17	17	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.235	.235	.294	.529		5		0	0	0			BFL,HAW,TAC · IL,PCL
1973	39	MIL-min	AA	4	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.300	.444	.744		4		0	0	1			SHV · TL
12 Yrs				1115	3784	3446	429	877	161	28	115	432	51	26	243	535	.254	.305	.418	.723	94	1439	75	20	48	27	28
162 Game Avg.				162	550	501	62	127	23	4	17	63	7	4	35	78	.254	.305	.418	.723	94	209	11	3	7	4	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PIT (6 yrs)				472	1539	1395	170	345	65	12	33	139	17	10	93	209	.247	.298	.382	.680	85	533	28	11	31	9	12
CIN (3 yrs)				236	894	834	100	218	37	3	32	114	12	4	50	128	.261	.303	.428	.731	95	357	21	2	3	5	9
CHW (3 yrs)				192	654	593	70	155	34	7	21	93	12	7	42	94	.261	.308	.449	.757	107	266	16	2	8	9	3
PHI (1 yr)				132	457	400	60	107	14	5	23	70	8	4	43	61	.268	.343	.500	.843	121	200	8	5	5	4	4
HOU (1 yr)				21	38	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	.091	.211	.091	.301	-9	3	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				62	202	191	28	49	11	1	6	16	1	1	10	32	.257	.294	.419	.712	83	80	1	0	1	0	0

NL (11 yrs)				923	3130	2853	359	722	127	21	94	339	39	19	201	441	.253	.305	.411	.716	92	1173	59	18	40	18	25
AL (3 yrs)				192	654	593	70	155	34	7	21	93	12	7	42	94	.261	.308	.449	.757	107	266	16	2	8	9	3

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