George Freese

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 12, 1926 in Wheeling, WV us

Died: July 27, 2014 in Portland, OR

Buried: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Wheeling Central HS (Wheeling, WV)

Schools: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 29, 1953 (Age 26-229d, 11,019th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1961 (Age 34-261d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: George Walter Freese

Nicknames: Bud

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Relatives: Brother of Gene Freese

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

187

.257

RBI

OBP

.327

SLG

.369

OPS

.696

OPS+

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 17 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
2	6	Apr 18	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-12	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
3	10 (3)	Apr 24 susp	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0
4	11	Apr 27	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
5	12	Apr 28	PIT		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
6	13	Apr 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
7	14	Apr 30	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	15	May 1 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	16	May 1 (2)	PIT		STL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	17	May 2	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
11	18	May 3	PIT		MLN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
12	19	May 4	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	20	May 5	PIT		MLN	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
14	21	May 6	PIT	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
15	22	May 7	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
16	23	May 8 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
17	24	May 8 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
18	25	May 10	PIT	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	26	May 11	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
20	27	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	28	May 14	PIT	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
22	29	May 15	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
23	30	May 16	PIT	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	31	May 17	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	32	May 18	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	3	4	0	3B
26	33	May 20	PIT		NYG	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
27	34	May 21	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	35	May 22 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
29	36	May 22 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	37	May 24	PIT		BRO	W,15-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
31	38	May 26	PIT		BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
32	39	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,2-5	CG	43	10.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
33	40	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	CG	51	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
34	41	May 29 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
35	42	May 29 susp	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	GS	26	7.0	0	4	0	4	0
36	43	May 30 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
37	44	May 30 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
38	45	May 31	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	46	Jun 1	PIT		STL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
40	47	Jun 2	PIT		STL	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	48	Jun 3	PIT		CIN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	49	Jun 4	PIT		CIN	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
43	50	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	51	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
45	52	Jun 7	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
46	53	Jun 8	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
47	54	Jun 9	PIT		CHC	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	55	Jun 11	PIT		MLN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	56	Jun 12 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
50	57	Jun 12 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
							50gm		431.1	50	82	9	141	3