Freddie Velázquez
Federico Antonio (Velázquez) Velázquez
Born: December 6, 1937
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Deceased: May 21, 2019
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1958-1976
Major League Statistics
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Freddie (Velázquez) Velázquez compiled a career batting average of .262 with 152 home runs and 699 RBI in his 1266-game career with the Panama City Fliers, Birmingham Barons, Dallas Rangers, Burlington Bees, Leesburg Athletics, Modesto Reds, Peninsula Grays, Vancouver Mounties, Birmingham A's, Iowa Oaks, Jacksonville Suns, Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips, Richmond Braves and Savannah Braves. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.
 Birmingham Barons |
 Dallas Rangers |
 Burlington Bees |
 Modesto Reds |
 Birmingham A's |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Richmond Braves |
 Savannah Braves |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | 102 | 388 | 367 | 36 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 55 | .223 | .255 | .294 | .549 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Dallas Rangers | 33 | 91 | 85 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .235 | .286 | .259 | .545 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 9 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .476 | .522 | .762 | 1.284 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 88 | 329 | 312 | 42 | 85 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 61 | .272 | .299 | .468 | .767 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 10 | 44 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .233 | .227 | .349 | .576 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 99 | 367 | 359 | 39 | 95 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 | .265 | .273 | .368 | .641 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 99 | 384 | 365 | 45 | 114 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 42 | .312 | .334 | .477 | .811 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 106 | 369 | 354 | 44 | 91 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 73 | .257 | .279 | .444 | .723 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 | .067 | .133 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 38 | 146 | 139 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | .295 | .322 | .504 | .826 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 33 | 101 | 89 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .281 | .337 | .551 | .887 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 36 | 110 | 99 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .253 | .306 | .394 | .699 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 99 | 372 | 347 | 40 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 56 | .239 | .280 | .415 | .695 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 59 | 164 | 146 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32 | .199 | .264 | .295 | .558 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 81 | 338 | 307 | 44 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 40 | .283 | .339 | .505 | .844 | 155 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 117 | 463 | 430 | 62 | 126 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 75 | .293 | .325 | .498 | .822 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 129 | 524 | 477 | 59 | 126 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 78 | .264 | .309 | .430 | .739 | 205 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 11 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .167 | .244 | .333 | .577 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 109 | 392 | 356 | 32 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 53 | .228 | .271 | .374 | .644 | 133 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Totals | 1266 | 4661 | 4347 | 511 | 1137 | 173 | 35 | 152 | 699 | 57 | 23 | 220 | 706 | .262 | .297 | .422 | .719 | 1836 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 57 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | C | 87 | 654 | 59 | 13 | 6 | .982 | 8.195 | 15 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Dallas Rangers | C | 31 | 170 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .974 | 6.032 | 7 | |||
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 83 | 663 | 55 | 7 | 6 | .990 | 8.651 | 10 | |||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | C | 92 | 633 | 71 | 9 | 8 | .987 | 7.652 | 16 | |||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | C | 10 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .958 | 6.800 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | C | 93 | 684 | 71 | 8 | 5 | .990 | 8.118 | 17 | |||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 91 | 637 | 60 | 5 | 15 | .993 | 7.659 | 10 | |||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | OF | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.750 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | C | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.333 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | C | 34 | 205 | 22 | 5 | 4 | .978 | 6.676 | 4 | |||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | C | 8 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 7.500 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | C | 27 | 150 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .989 | 6.444 | 7 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | OF | 18 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 1.556 | ||||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | C | 63 | 369 | 38 | 5 | 1 | .988 | 6.460 | 4 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 28 | 228 | 13 | 3 | 21 | .988 | 8.607 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.750 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | C | 41 | 237 | 17 | 2 | 5 | .992 | 6.195 | 4 | |||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | C | 43 | 244 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .993 | 6.209 | 1 | |||
| 1973 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1B | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.250 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | C | 61 | 440 | 38 | 6 | 9 | .988 | 7.836 | 8 | |||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1B | 32 | 241 | 10 | 5 | 28 | .980 | 7.844 | ||||
| 1974 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | C | 84 | 443 | 58 | 7 | 3 | .986 | 5.964 | 5 | |||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1B | 15 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.733 | ||||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | C | 32 | 134 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .987 | 4.688 | 1 | |||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1003 | 6520 | 627 | 96 | 133 | .987 | 7.126 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Panama City Fliers | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Dallas Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Grays | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | OAK | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | ML4 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | MON | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1973 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1974 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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