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.
"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 FreemanHersh Freeman Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#290) |
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Hersh FreemanHersh Freeman Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
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 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 FreemanHersh Freeman Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 205 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .206 | .238 |
Hersh FreemanHersh Freeman Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 FreemanHersh Freeman Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 63.0 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 1.45 | 3.96 | 2.73 |
Hersh FreemanHersh Freeman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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