Fred Whitfield
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[edit] Biography
Fred Whitfield (Fred Dwight Whitfield) was born on January 7, 1938 in Vandiver, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on May 27, 1962 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 8 home runs and 34 RBI. Whitfield played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Fred Whitfield's best season was 1965, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .293 average and knocked in 90 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | STL | N | 73 | 158 | 20 | 42 | 8 | 34 | .266 | .299 | .475 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 109 | 346 | 44 | 87 | 21 | 54 | .251 | .302 | .500 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | 101 | 293 | 29 | 79 | 10 | 29 | .270 | .301 | .423 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1965 | CLE | A | 132 | 468 | 49 | 137 | 26 | 90 | .293 | .316 | .513 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 1966 | CLE | A | 137 | 502 | 59 | 121 | 27 | 78 | .241 | .283 | .440 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1967 | CLE | A | 100 | 257 | 24 | 56 | 9 | 31 | .218 | .290 | .362 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 1968 | CIN | N | 87 | 171 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 32 | .257 | .302 | .409 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | CIN | N | 74 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | .149 | .315 | .189 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | MON | N | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .125 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | NL | 238 | 418 | 37 | 98 | 15 | 74 | .234 | .298 | .383 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Total | AL | 579 | 1866 | 205 | 480 | 93 | 282 | .257 | .298 | .456 | 78 | 7 | 104 | 282 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 29 | |
| Total | 817 | 2284 | 242 | 578 | 108 | 356 | .253 | .298 | .443 | 93 | 8 | 139 | 371 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 39 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | STL | N | 1B | 38 | 30 | 262 | 282 | 25 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 1B | 92 | 85 | 768 | 690 | 51 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | 1B | 79 | 71 | 597.1 | 596 | 36 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1965 | CLE | A | 1B | 122 | 110 | 1006.1 | 932 | 80 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1966 | CLE | A | 1B | 132 | 129 | 1159.1 | 1104 | 76 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 1967 | CLE | A | 1B | 66 | 61 | 531.2 | 494 | 49 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1968 | CIN | N | 1B | 41 | 33 | 272.2 | 285 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1969 | CIN | N | 1B | 14 | 6 | 62.1 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1970 | MON | N | 1B | 4 | 4 | 33.1 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| Total | 1B | 588 | 529 | 4693 | 4474 | 353 | 49 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1956).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ron Taylor and Jack Kubiszyn (December 15, 1962).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with George Culver and Bob Raudman to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tommy Harper (November 21, 1967).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (1970).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (April 2, 1970).
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