Hersh Freeman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: July 1, 1928 in Gadsden, AL us

Died: January 17, 2004 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Gadsden, AL

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 10, 1952 (Age 24-071d, 10,963rd in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 7, 1958 (Age 29-341d)
vs. PIT 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Hershell Baskin Freeman

Nicknames: Buster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

3.74

204

359.0

158

WHIP

1.382

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,10-9		17	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	T,1-1	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	13 (2)	May 2	CIN		BRO	W,10-6	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	16 (2)	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,7-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (1)	May 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-9	GF	14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	20 (1)	May 9	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	21	May 11	CIN		MLN	L,8-9		9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	24 (2)	May 13 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	26 (1)	May 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	27	May 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-5	GF	15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	31 (3)	May 25	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	32	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	33	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-7	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	37 (3)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	40 (2)	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	42 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	45 (2)	Jun 6	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	46	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	48 (1)	Jun 9	CIN		BRO	L,5-8		11	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	49	Jun 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	50	Jun 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	52 (1)	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55 (2)	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	59 (3)	Jun 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	63 (3)	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	67 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,19-15		14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	71 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	73 (1)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	W,6-4	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	75 (1)	Jul 8	CIN		STL	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	76	Jul 12	CIN		PHI	L,4-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	79 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GF	12	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
33	80	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	83 (2)	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	87 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	89 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	96 (6)	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	GF	16	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	99 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	103 (3)	Aug 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-10		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	104	Aug 6	CIN		STL	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	105	Aug 7	CIN		STL	L,4-8		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	107 (1)	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	118 (10)	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	119	Aug 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	120	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	123 (2)	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	126 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,4-11		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	134 (7)	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
50	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2		14	4.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
51	136	Sep 7	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	138 (1)	Sep 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	22	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
53	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,11-5	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	141 (1)	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	142	Sep 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	143	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	144	Sep 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	145	Sep 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	147 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	150 (2)	Sep 22	CIN		STL	W,6-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	152 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	153	Sep 25	CIN		MLN	L,1-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	154	Sep 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	155	Sep 30	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							64gm		109.0	8	15	0	23	2