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)
 

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Birth Name:   Eugene Lewis Freese
Nickname:   Augie or Gene
Born On:   01-08-1934  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wheeling, West Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Wheeling High School (Wheeling, WV)
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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 21 Pirates 134 455 69 115 21 8 14 1 44 34 4 57 16 1 4 10 .253 .310 .426
1956 22 Pirates 65 207 17 43 9 0 3 0 14 16 3 45 3 1 3 0 .208 .273 .295
1957 23 Pirates 114 346 44 98 18 2 6 0 31 17 0 42 5 2 2 4 .283 .319 .399
1958 24 Pirates 17 18 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .333
1958 24 Cardinals 62 191 28 49 11 1 6 0 16 10 0 32 1 0 0 1 .257 .294 .419
1959 25 Phillies 132 400 60 107 14 5 23 3 70 43 4 61 5 4 5 8 .268 .343 .500
1960 26 White Sox 127 455 60 124 32 6 17 0 79 29 2 65 8 8 1 15 .273 .312 .481
1961 27 Reds 152 575 78 159 27 2 26 0 87 27 5 78 1 3 0 17 .277 .307 .466
1962 28 Reds 18 42 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 8 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .167
1963 29 Reds 66 217 20 53 9 1 6 0 26 17 2 42 2 2 2 2 .244 .303 .378
1964 30 Pirates 99 289 33 65 13 2 9 0 40 19 4 45 7 4 0 8 .225 .269 .377
1965 31 Pirates 43 80 6 21 4 0 0 0 8 6 1 18 0 1 2 5 .263 .326 .313
1965 31 White Sox 17 32 2 9 0 1 1 0 4 5 0 9 0 1 0 0 .281 .368 .438
1966 32 White Sox 48 106 8 22 2 0 3 0 10 8 1 20 0 0 1 1 .208 .270 .311
1966 32 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 GRSL 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
1955 Pirates 2B 57 52 1,365 312 5.5 301 128 173 11 41 n/a n/a n/a .965 5.95
1955 Pirates 3B 65 64 1,689 193 3.0 182 55 127 11 16 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.91
1956 Pirates 2B 26 15 411 81 3.1 81 31 50 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.32
1956 Pirates 3B 47 35 954 107 2.3 103 38 65 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.92
1957 Pirates 2B 10 4 156 29 2.9 29 13 16 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.02
1957 Pirates 3B 74 69 1,818 210 2.8 194 62 132 16 16 n/a n/a n/a .924 2.88
1957 Pirates LF 10 7 189 22 2.2 20 19 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.86
1958 Pirates 3B 1 1 24 5 5.0 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.50
1958 Cardinals 2B 14 13 330 61 4.4 57 32 25 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .934 4.66
1958 Cardinals 3B 3 2 78 11 3.7 11 5 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.81
1958 Cardinals SS 28 27 636 105 3.8 97 45 52 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .924 4.12
1959 Phillies 2B 6 3 75 13 2.2 12 8 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 4.32
1959 Phillies 3B 109 103 2,676 261 2.4 239 83 156 22 15 n/a n/a n/a .916 2.41
1960 White Sox 3B 122 120 3,129 371 3.0 351 88 263 20 29 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.03
1961 Reds 2B 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1961 Reds 3B 151 151 3,927 397 2.6 377 123 254 20 23 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.59
1962 Reds 3B 10 10 258 21 2.1 21 11 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.20
1963 Reds 3B 62 62 1,590 158 2.5 147 44 103 11 8 n/a n/a n/a .930 2.50
1963 Reds LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 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 67 1,752 174 2.4 160 48 112 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.47
1965 Pirates 3B 19 17 393 41 2.2 39 12 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.68
1965 White Sox 3B 8 8 192 17 2.1 14 4 10 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .824 1.97
1966 White Sox 3B 34 24 675 85 2.5 76 12 64 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .894 3.04
1966 Astros 2B 3 2 60 9 3.0 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.05
1966 Astros 3B 4 2 78 15 3.8 12 4 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.15
1966 Astros LF 1 1 15 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 781 735 19,233 2,066 2.6 1,930 589 1,341 136 129 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.71
2B Totals 117 89 2,403 507 4.3 491 216 275 16 57 n/a n/a n/a .968 5.52
SS Totals 28 27 636 105 3.8 97 45 52 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .924 4.12
LF Totals 12 8 207 24 2.0 22 21 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.87
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
12 Years 939 859 22,479 2,702 2.9 2,540 871 1,669 162 196 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.05
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 13 3 n/a 32.5 8.0 10.3 - - -
1956 Pirates 2 1 .667 11 1 n/a 69.0 4.6 14.8 - - -
1957 Pirates 9 4 .692 32 1 n/a 57.7 8.2 11.2 - - -
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 15 1 n/a 18.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1958 Cardinals 1 1 .500 16 3 n/a 31.8 6.0 11.9 - - -
1959 Phillies 8 4 .667 23 2 n/a 17.4 6.6 5.7 - - -
1960 White Sox 10 6 .625 6 0 n/a 26.8 7.0 5.8 - - -
1961 Reds 8 2 .800 1 0 n/a 22.1 7.4 6.6 - - -
1962 Reds 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 42.0 - - -
1963 Reds 4 2 .667 4 0 n/a 36.2 5.2 8.3 - - -
1964 Pirates 1 2 .333 31 1 n/a 32.1 6.4 7.2 - - -
1965 Pirates 0 2 .000 26 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 10.0 - - -
1965 White Sox 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 32.0 3.6 8.0 - - -
1966 White Sox 2 1 .667 19 0 n/a 35.3 5.3 10.6 - - -
1966 Astros 1 0 1.000 15 0 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 .662 229 12 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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