Bill Freehan

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 203lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: November 29, 1941 in Detroit, MI us

Died: August 19, 2021 in Petoskey, MI

Buried: St. Hugo of the Hills Columbarium, Bloomfield Hills, MI

High School: Bishop Barry HS (St. Petersburg, FL)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 26, 1961 (Age 19-301d, 11,913th in major league history)
vs. KCA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1976 (Age 34-309d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: William Ashley Freehan

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dan O'Brien

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.8

6073

1591

200

.262

706

RBI

758

OBP

.340

SLG

.412

OPS

.752

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-4 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1968	WS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	.50	-0.018	25.95	-0.52%	-0.15	C
2	1968	WS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.34	-0.043	17.79	-1.43%	-0.94	C
3	1968	WS g3	Oct 5	DET		STL	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	1.15	-0.068	72.12	-2.80%	-0.45	C
4	1968	WS g4	Oct 6	DET		STL	L,1-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.97	-0.062	59.07	-2.44%	-0.74	C
5	1968	WS g5	Oct 7	DET		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.158	.000	.158	7	1.95	-0.186	70.00	-4.28%	-1.27	C
6	1968	WS g6	Oct 9	DET	@	STL	W,13-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.208	.050	.258	7	.25	0.131	19.05	6.53%	0.95	C
7	1968	WS g7	Oct 10	DET	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.125	.339	7	.64	0.025	106.67	3.21%	0.06	C
1972 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1972	ALCS g3	Oct 10	DET		OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	2.000	2.667	4	.79	0.119	18.83	1.58%	1.51	C
9	1972	ALCS g4	Oct 11	DET		OAK	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	4	2.34	0.186	104.38	4.76%	0.70	C
10	1972	ALCS g5	Oct 12	DET		OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.583	.833	4	1.71	-0.111	142.08	-6.01%	-0.48	C
									41	36	2	5	2	0	1	5	4	1	9	0	1	0		0	0	0	.139	.225	.278	.503

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