Gene Freese Stats

Gene Freese was born on Monday, January 8, 1934, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Freese was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1955, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Gene Freese baseball stats page.

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Gene Freese

Gene Freese Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#175)

Gene Freese Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#175)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Eugene Lewis Freese
Nickname:   Augie or Gene
Born On:   01-08-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wheeling, West Virginia
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   West Liberty State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-13-1955 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-03-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Gene Freese

Gene Freese Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Gene Freese

Gene Freese Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Pirates 134 455 69 115 21 8 14 1 44 34 4 57 16 1 4 10 .253 .310 .426
1956 Pirates 65 207 17 43 9 0 3 0 14 16 3 45 3 1 3 0 .208 .273 .295
1957 Pirates 114 346 44 98 18 2 6 0 31 17 0 42 5 2 2 4 .283 .319 .399
1958 Pirates 17 18 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .333
1958 Cardinals 62 191 28 49 11 1 6 0 16 10 0 32 1 0 0 1 .257 .294 .419
1959 Phillies 132 400 60 107 14 5 23 3 70 43 4 61 5 4 5 8 .268 .343 .500
1960 White Sox 127 455 60 124 32 6 17 0 79 29 2 65 8 8 1 15 .273 .312 .481
1961 Reds 152 575 78 159 27 2 26 0 87 27 5 78 1 3 0 17 .277 .307 .466
1962 Reds 18 42 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 8 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .167
1963 Reds 66 217 20 53 9 1 6 0 26 17 2 42 2 2 2 2 .244 .303 .378
1964 Pirates 99 289 33 65 13 2 9 0 40 19 4 45 7 4 0 8 .225 .269 .377
1965 Pirates 43 80 6 21 4 0 0 0 8 6 1 18 0 1 2 5 .263 .326 .313
1965 White Sox 17 32 2 9 0 1 1 0 4 5 0 9 0 1 0 0 .281 .368 .438
1966 White Sox 48 106 8 22 2 0 3 0 10 8 1 20 0 0 1 1 .208 .270 .311
1966 Astros 21 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 0 0 1 .091 .211 .091
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,115 3,446 429 877 161 28 115 4 432 243 28 535 48 27 20 75 .254 .305 .418
Gene Freese

Gene Freese Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Pirates 2B 57 - - 312 5.5 301 128 173 11 41 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1955 Pirates 3B 65 - - 193 3.0 182 55 127 11 16 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1956 Pirates 2B 26 - - 81 3.1 81 31 50 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Pirates 3B 47 - - 107 2.3 103 38 65 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1957 Pirates 2B 10 - - 29 2.9 29 13 16 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Pirates 3B 74 - - 210 2.8 194 62 132 16 16 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 -
1957 Pirates LF 10 - - 22 2.2 20 19 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1958 Pirates 3B 1 - - 5 5.0 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1958 Cardinals 2B 14 - - 61 4.4 57 32 25 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1958 Cardinals 3B 3 - - 11 3.7 11 5 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Cardinals SS 28 - - 105 3.8 97 45 52 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 -
1959 Phillies 2B 6 - - 13 2.2 12 8 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1959 Phillies 3B 109 - - 261 2.4 239 83 156 22 15 n/a n/a n/a .916 0.00 -
1960 White Sox 3B 122 - - 371 3.0 351 88 263 20 29 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1961 Reds 2B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Reds 3B 151 - - 397 2.6 377 123 254 20 23 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1962 Reds 3B 10 - - 21 2.1 21 11 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Reds 3B 62 - - 158 2.5 147 44 103 11 8 n/a n/a n/a .930 0.00 -
1963 Reds RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1964 Pirates 3B 72 - - 174 2.4 160 48 112 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .920 0.00 -
1965 Pirates 3B 19 - - 41 2.2 39 12 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1965 White Sox 3B 8 - - 17 2.1 14 4 10 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .824 0.00 -
1966 White Sox 3B 34 - - 85 2.5 76 12 64 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .894 0.00 -
1966 Astros 2B 3 - - 9 3.0 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Astros 3B 4 - - 15 3.8 12 4 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1966 Astros LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 781 0 0 2,066 2.6 1,930 589 1,341 136 129 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 --
2B Totals 117 0 0 507 4.3 491 216 275 16 57 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
SS Totals 28 0 0 105 3.8 97 45 52 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 --
LF Totals 11 0 0 24 2.2 22 21 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
12 Years 938 - - 2,702 2.9 2,540 871 1,669 162 196 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 --
Gene Freese

Gene Freese Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Pirates 5 1 .833 - - n/a 32.5 8.0 10.3 - - -
1956 Pirates 2 1 .667 - - n/a 69.0 4.6 14.8 - - -
1957 Pirates 9 4 .692 - - n/a 57.7 8.2 11.2 - - -
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 18.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1958 Cardinals 1 1 .500 - - n/a 31.8 6.0 11.9 - - -
1959 Phillies 8 4 .667 - - n/a 17.4 6.6 5.7 - - -
1960 White Sox 10 6 .625 - - n/a 26.8 7.0 5.8 - - -
1961 Reds 8 2 .800 - - n/a 22.1 7.4 6.6 - - -
1962 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 42.0 - - -
1963 Reds 4 2 .667 - - n/a 36.2 5.2 8.3 - - -
1964 Pirates 1 2 .333 - - n/a 32.1 6.4 7.2 - - -
1965 Pirates 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 10.0 - - -
1965 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 32.0 3.6 8.0 - - -
1966 White Sox 2 1 .667 - - n/a 35.3 5.3 10.6 - - -
1966 Astros 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 51 26 .662 - - n/a 30.0 6.4 8.0 - - -
Gene Freese

Gene Freese Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 24 Undetermined - -
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 4 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago White Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 12 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Cincinnati Reds 12 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 12 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Undetermined - -
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago White Sox 18 $22,000.00 - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 18 Undetermined - -
1966 Houston Astros 11 $20,000.00 - -


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