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, 11,205th 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

.255

429

RBI

432

OBP

.305

SLG

.418

OPS

.723

OPS+

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

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 19	CHW	@	CAL	W,3-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	14 (8)	May 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
3	20 (5)	May 10	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	52	11.2	1	4	1	6	0	3B
4	21	May 11	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
5	22	May 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	1	3B
6	23	May 13	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
7	24	May 14	CHW	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
8	25	May 15	CHW	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
9	26	May 17	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
10	27	May 18	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
11	28	May 19	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
12	29	May 20	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
13	30	May 21	CHW		CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	31	May 22 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
15	32	May 22 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
16	33	May 24	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
17	34	May 25	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
18	35	May 26	CHW		BAL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
19	36	May 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	42 (5)	Jun 1	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
21	47 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,12-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
22	52 (4)	Jun 11	CHW		MIN	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
23	53	Jun 12	CHW		MIN	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	54	Jun 13 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	58 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
26	62 (3)	Jun 19	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
27	64 (1)	Jun 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-9	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
28	71 (6)	Jun 28	CHW		WSA	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	72	Jun 29	CHW		WSA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	73	Jul 1	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	76 (2)	Jul 3 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	7	1	8	1	3B
32	78 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
33	86 (7)	Jul 10 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-10	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
34	93 (6)	Jul 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Houston Astros
35	96	Jul 23	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	GF	25	5.1	1	4	0	5	0	3B
36	98 (1)	Jul 25	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
37	99	Jul 26	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	106 (6)	Aug 2	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	115 (8)	Aug 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
40	133 (17)	Aug 30	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-8	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	138 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-12	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
42	139	Sep 3 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	2	7	0	3B
							42gm		275.1	20	79	12	111	5