Benny Frey Stats

Benny Frey was born on Friday, April 6, 1906, in Dexter, Michigan. Frey was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1929, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Benny Frey baseball stats page.

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Benny Frey



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Birth Name:   Benjamin Rudolph Frey
Nickname:   Benny
Born On:   04-06-1906  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dexter, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-01-1937 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Spring Arbor Township, Michigan
Cemetery:   Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan
High School:   Jackson High School (Jackson, MI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-18-1929 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-17-1936
Draft:   Not Applicable

Benny Frey

Benny Frey Pitching Stats

1929 23 Reds 3 3 0 1 2 .333 4.13 2 0 0 24.0 105 29 11 12 2 8 - 1 1 0 0 0
1930 24 Reds 44 28 9 11 18 .379 4.70 14 2 1 245.0 1,060 295 128 148 15 62 - 43 6 3 1 -
1931 25 Reds 34 17 14 8 12 .400 4.92 7 1 2 133.2 569 166 73 76 2 36 - 19 0 2 0 -
1932 26 Reds 28 15 9 4 10 .286 4.32 5 0 0 131.1 570 159 63 72 10 30 - 27 1 1 1 -
1932 26 Cardinals 2 0 1 0 2 .000 12.00 0 0 0 3.0 12 6 4 5 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
1933 27 Reds 37 9 21 6 4 .600 3.82 1 1 0 132.0 548 144 56 67 4 21 - 12 3 0 0 -
1934 28 Reds 39 30 5 11 16 .407 3.52 12 2 2 245.1 1,058 288 96 118 10 42 - 33 2 2 1 -
1935 29 Reds 38 13 16 6 10 .375 6.85 3 1 3 114.1 536 164 87 100 6 32 - 24 3 4 0 -
1936 30 Reds 31 12 12 10 8 .556 4.25 5 0 0 131.1 589 164 62 73 5 30 - 20 1 0 0 -
8 Years 256 127 87 57 82 .410 4.50 49 7 8 1,160.0 5,047 1,415 580 671 54 263 - 179 17 12 3 0

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Benny Frey Hitting Stats

1929 23 Reds 3 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - .375 .375 .500
1930 24 Reds 44 88 7 25 4 1 0 0 5 4 - 18 3 - 0 - .284 .315 .352
1931 25 Reds 34 44 4 14 2 0 0 0 3 2 - 4 1 - 0 - .318 .348 .364
1932 26 Cardinals 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1932 26 Reds 28 44 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 10 0 - 0 - .205 .239 .205
1933 27 Reds 38 42 2 11 0 1 0 0 1 6 - 2 1 - 0 2 .262 .354 .310
1934 28 Reds 41 82 6 14 0 1 0 0 6 7 - 21 2 - 1 1 .171 .244 .195
1935 29 Reds 38 32 5 11 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 2 3 - 1 0 .344 .400 .375
1936 30 Reds 32 44 4 11 1 0 0 0 3 3 - 8 2 - 0 0 .250 .298 .273
8 Years 260 385 33 98 9 3 0 0 23 26 0 67 13 0 2 3 .255 .305 .294

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Benny Frey Fielding Stats

1929 Reds P 3 3 72 16 5.3 13 2 11 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .813 4.88
1930 Reds P 44 28 735 90 2.0 89 10 79 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .989 3.27
1931 Reds P 34 17 401 53 1.6 52 4 48 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 3.50
1932 Cardinals P 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1932 Reds P 28 15 394 46 1.6 46 7 39 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.15
1933 Reds P 37 9 396 50 1.4 47 11 36 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.20
1934 Reds P 39 30 736 83 2.1 82 8 74 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.01
1935 Reds P 38 13 343 41 1.1 40 6 34 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .976 3.15
1936 Reds P 31 12 394 44 1.4 39 6 33 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .886 2.67
P Totals 256 127 3,480 423 1.7 408 54 354 15 35 n/a n/a n/a .965 3.17
8 Years 256 127 3,480 423 1.7 408 54 354 15 35 n/a n/a n/a .965 3.17

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Benny Frey Miscellaneous Stats

1929 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.13 0.38 3.00
1930 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.9 17.6 0.69 1.58 2.28
1931 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.0 14.7 0.53 1.28 2.42
1932 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 6.00
1932 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 22.0 0.90 1.85 2.06
1933 Reds 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 21.0 42.0 0.57 0.82 1.43
1934 Reds 0 - - 0 2 n/a 0.0 3.9 13.7 0.79 1.21 1.54
1935 Reds 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.0 10.7 0.75 1.89 2.52
1936 Reds 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 5.5 14.7 0.67 1.37 2.06
8 Years 2 0 1.000 0 4 n/a 0.0 5.7 16.7 0.68 1.39 2.04

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Benny Frey Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1929 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1934 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined - -
1935 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1936 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -

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