Hersh Freeman Stats

Hersh Freeman was born on Sunday, July 1, 1928, in Gadsden, Alabama. Freeman was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1952, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hersh Freeman baseball stats page.

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"I was primarily a fastball pitcher with a three-quarters delivery. I threw in the 90s and my fastball sank, breaking down and in to a right-handed hitter. It was a heavy pitch." - Hersh Freeman in We Played the Game (Danny Peary, 1994)

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#290)

Hersh Freeman Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#290)

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Birth Name:   Hershell Baskin Freeman
Nickname:   Buster or Hersh
Born On:   07-01-1928  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Gadsden, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-17-2004 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:   Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama
High School:   Gadsden High School (Gadsden, AL)
College:   University of Alabama
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-10-1952 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-07-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Pitching Stats

1952 24 Red Sox 4 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.29 1 0 0 13.2 56 13 5 5 1 5 0 5 0 1 0 -
1953 25 Red Sox 18 2 7 1 4 .200 5.54 0 0 0 39.0 179 50 24 31 2 17 1 15 1 0 0 -
1955 27 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -
1955 27 Redlegs 52 0 27 7 4 .636 2.16 0 0 11 91.2 386 94 22 31 3 30 6 37 2 2 1 -
1956 28 Redlegs 64 0 47 14 5 .737 3.40 0 0 18 108.2 458 112 41 44 2 34 11 50 3 1 1 -
1957 29 Redlegs 52 0 26 7 2 .778 4.52 0 0 8 83.2 353 90 42 49 14 14 4 36 2 3 1 -
1958 30 Redlegs 3 0 0 0 0 .000 3.52 0 0 0 7.2 32 4 3 3 0 5 0 7 1 0 1 -
1958 30 Cubs 9 0 3 0 1 .000 8.31 0 0 0 13.0 69 23 12 13 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 -
6 Years 204 3 111 30 16 .652 3.74 1 0 37 359.0 1,539 387 149 176 25 109 23 158 9 7 4 -

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Hitting Stats

1952 24 Red Sox 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .600 .500
1953 25 Red Sox 18 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091
1955 27 Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 27 Redlegs 53 18 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .389
1956 28 Redlegs 64 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 .056 .190 .111
1957 29 Redlegs 52 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300
1958 30 Redlegs 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 30 Cubs 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
6 Years 205 63 4 9 3 0 1 0 5 5 0 12 0 0 0 4 .143 .206 .238

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Fielding Stats

1952 Red Sox P 4 1 41 4 1.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.63
1953 Red Sox P 18 2 117 7 0.4 7 0 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.62
1955 Red Sox P 2 0 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Redlegs 3B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Redlegs P 52 0 275 24 0.5 24 4 20 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
1956 Redlegs P 64 0 326 23 0.4 23 8 15 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.90
1957 Redlegs P 52 0 251 17 0.3 17 5 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83
1958 Redlegs P 3 0 23 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.52
1958 Cubs P 9 0 39 4 0.4 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
P Totals 204 3 1,077 82 0.4 82 19 63 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.06
3B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
6 Years 205 3 1,077 82 0.4 82 19 63 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.06

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Miscellaneous Stats

1952 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 3.29 3.29
1953 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.88 3.46 3.92
1955 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 5.40 5.40
1955 Redlegs 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 18.0 6.0 6.0 1.23 3.63 2.95
1956 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 1.47 4.14 2.82
1957 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 2.57 3.87 1.51
1958 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.40 8.22 5.87
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.33 4.85 2.08
6 Years 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 63.0 5.3 12.6 1.45 3.96 2.73

Hersh Freeman

Hersh Freeman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1952 Boston Red Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1955 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 30 Undetermined - -
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 30 Undetermined - -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -

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