Bill Freehan
[edit] Biography
Bill Freehan (William Ashley Freehan) was born on November 29, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 26, 1961 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 9 home runs and 36 RBI. Freehan played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 15 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Freehan's best season was 1968, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 84 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .400
| .455
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 100
| 300
| 37
| 73
| 9
| 36
| .243
| .331
| .387
| 12
| 2
| 39
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 144
| 520
| 69
| 156
| 18
| 80
| .300
| .350
| .462
| 14
| 8
| 36
| 68
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 8
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| 130
| 431
| 45
| 101
| 10
| 43
| .234
| .306
| .339
| 15
| 0
| 39
| 63
| 7
| 5
| 4
| 5
| 10
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 136
| 492
| 47
| 115
| 12
| 46
| .234
| .294
| .352
| 22
| 0
| 40
| 72
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 9
| 11
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 155
| 517
| 66
| 146
| 20
| 74
| .282
| .389
| .447
| 23
| 1
| 73
| 71
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 9
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 155
| 540
| 73
| 142
| 25
| 84
| .263
| .366
| .454
| 24
| 2
| 65
| 64
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 143
| 489
| 61
| 128
| 16
| 49
| .262
| .342
| .405
| 16
| 3
| 53
| 55
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 12
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| 117
| 395
| 44
| 95
| 16
| 52
| .241
| .332
| .420
| 17
| 3
| 52
| 48
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 148
| 516
| 57
| 143
| 21
| 71
| .277
| .353
| .465
| 26
| 4
| 54
| 48
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 13
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 111
| 374
| 51
| 98
| 10
| 56
| .262
| .354
| .401
| 18
| 2
| 48
| 51
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 110
| 380
| 33
| 89
| 6
| 29
| .234
| .323
| .313
| 10
| 1
| 40
| 30
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 13
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 130
| 445
| 58
| 132
| 18
| 60
| .297
| .361
| .479
| 17
| 5
| 42
| 44
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 12
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 120
| 427
| 42
| 105
| 14
| 47
| .246
| .306
| .398
| 17
| 3
| 32
| 56
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 71
| 237
| 22
| 64
| 5
| 27
| .270
| .303
| .384
| 10
| 1
| 12
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1774
| 6073
| 706
| 1591
| 200
| 758
| .262
| .340
| .412
| 241
| 35
| 626
| 753
| 114
| 38
| 24
| 67
| 138
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| DET
| A
| C
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 20
| 19
| 168.1
| 147
| 16
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| C
| 72
| 61
| 568.2
| 407
| 22
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 11
| 0
| .995
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| C
| 141
| 137
| 1222
| 923
| 61
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 23
| 26
| 3
| .993
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| C
| 130
| 120
| 1085.2
| 865
| 57
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 39
| 22
| 1
| .996
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| C
| 132
| 130
| 1156.2
| 898
| 56
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 44
| 24
| 3
| .996
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 46
| 44
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| C
| 146
| 137
| 1223.1
| 950
| 63
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 59
| 33
| 3
| .992
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 12
| 97
| 77
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 21
| 21
| 172
| 162
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| C
| 138
| 129
| 1180.1
| 971
| 73
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 66
| 38
| 3
| .994
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| C
| 118
| 113
| 1025.1
| 821
| 49
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 69
| 32
| 4
| .992
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 21
| 163
| 138
| 7
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1970
| DET
| A
| C
| 114
| 110
| 984.1
| 742
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 41
| 36
| 1
| .997
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| C
| 144
| 142
| 1265
| 912
| 50
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 67
| 36
| 0
| .996
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| C
| 104
| 99
| 882.1
| 648
| 57
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 57
| 34
| 2
| .989
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| C
| 98
| 94
| 831.2
| 584
| 50
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 57
| 42
| 1
| .995
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 7
| 59
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 65
| 64
| 572
| 590
| 36
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| C
| 63
| 59
| 512.2
| 312
| 45
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 68
| 36
| 3
| .986
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| C
| 113
| 112
| 960.1
| 582
| 64
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 78
| 47
| 0
| .991
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 43.1
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| C
| 61
| 60
| 516.2
| 312
| 28
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 57
| 16
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1577
| 1506
| 13437
| 9941
| 721
| 72
| 98
| 0
| 106
| 741
| 433
| 24
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 164
| 159
| 1358.2
| 1294
| 92
| 9
| 98
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1961).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (December 12, 1976).
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