Gene Freese
Eugene Lewis Freese
Born: January 8, 1934
Wheeling, WV USA
Deceased: 2013
New Orleans, LA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
College: West Liberty State College
Career: 1955-1966
Minor League Statistics
Gene Freese compiled a career batting average of .254 with 115 home runs and 432 RBI in his 1115-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Houston Astros |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 510 | 455 | 69 | 115 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 57 | .253 | .310 | .426 | .736 | 194 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 230 | 207 | 17 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 45 | .208 | .273 | .295 | .568 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 372 | 346 | 44 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | .283 | .319 | .399 | .718 | 138 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .211 | .333 | .544 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 202 | 191 | 28 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32 | .257 | .294 | .419 | .712 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 457 | 400 | 60 | 107 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 61 | .268 | .343 | .500 | .843 | 200 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 127 | 501 | 455 | 60 | 124 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 65 | .273 | .312 | .481 | .794 | 219 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 152 | 606 | 575 | 78 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 78 | .277 | .307 | .466 | .774 | 268 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 48 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .143 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 240 | 217 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 42 | .244 | .303 | .378 | .680 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 99 | 319 | 289 | 33 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 45 | .225 | .269 | .377 | .646 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 1965 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 89 | 80 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .263 | .326 | .313 | .638 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .281 | .368 | .438 | .806 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 115 | 106 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | .208 | .270 | .311 | .581 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 21 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .091 | .211 | .091 | .301 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1115 | 3784 | 3446 | 429 | 877 | 161 | 28 | 115 | 432 | 51 | 26 | 243 | 535 | .254 | .305 | .418 | .723 | 1439 | 75 | 20 | 48 | 27 | 28 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 65 | 64 | 563.7 | 55 | 127 | 11 | 16 | .943 | 2.906 | 2.800 |
| 1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 57 | 52 | 456.0 | 128 | 173 | 11 | 41 | .965 | 5.941 | 5.281 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 47 | 35 | 315.0 | 38 | 65 | 4 | 2 | .963 | 2.943 | 2.191 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 26 | 15 | 137.3 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 5.308 | 3.115 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 74 | 69 | 606.3 | 62 | 132 | 16 | 16 | .924 | 2.880 | 2.622 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 10 | 7 | 63.0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 2.857 | 2.000 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 10 | 4 | 52.0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.019 | 2.900 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 28 | 27 | 212.7 | 45 | 52 | 8 | 10 | .924 | 4.105 | 3.464 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 14 | 13 | 110.7 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 4 | .934 | 4.636 | 4.071 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 2 | 26.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.808 | 3.667 |
| 1958 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1959 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 109 | 103 | 892.3 | 83 | 156 | 22 | 15 | .916 | 2.411 | 2.193 |
| 1959 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 6 | 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 4.320 | 2.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 122 | 120 | 1043.3 | 88 | 263 | 20 | 29 | .946 | 3.028 | 2.877 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 151 | 151 | 1309.0 | 123 | 254 | 20 | 23 | .950 | 2.592 | 2.497 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 10 | 10 | 86.0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.198 | 2.100 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 62 | 62 | 530.3 | 44 | 103 | 11 | 8 | .930 | 2.495 | 2.371 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 72 | 67 | 584.3 | 48 | 112 | 14 | 12 | .920 | 2.464 | 2.222 |
| 1965 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 19 | 17 | 132.0 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .951 | 2.659 | 2.053 |
| 1965 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 8 | 8 | 64.0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .824 | 1.969 | 1.750 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 34 | 24 | 225.0 | 12 | 64 | 9 | 5 | .894 | 3.040 | 2.235 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 4 | 2 | 26.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 4.154 | 3.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.050 | 3.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 938 | 859 | 7496.0 | 871 | 1669 | 162 | 196 | .940 | 3.050 | 2.708 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .063 | .211 | .125 | .336 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .063 | .211 | .125 | .336 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.045 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.045 | 2.000 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
