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Freddie Patek

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Full Name: Frederick Joseph Patek Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 5"/148 First Game: June 3, 1968
Birthdate: October 9, 1944 Final Game: October 3, 1981
Birthplace: Seguin, Texas MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Freddie Patek (Frederick Joseph Patek) was born on October 9, 1944 in Seguin, Texas. He made his Major League debut on June 3, 1968 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Patek played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels over the course of his 14 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Freddie Patek's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1971, when he stole 49 bases. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he stole 53 bases and knocked in 60 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
1968 PIT N 61 208 31 53 2 18 .255 .298 .322 4 2 12 37 2 9 18 0 0
1969 PIT N 147 460 48 110 5 32 .239 .318 .296 9 1 53 86 1 7 15 15 14
1970 PIT N 84 237 42 58 1 19 .245 .322 .342 10 5 29 46 0 6 8 1 2
1971 KC A 147 591 86 158 6 36 .267 .323 .371 21 11 44 80 5 7 49 3 6
1972 KC A 136 518 59 110 0 32 .212 .280 .276 25 4 47 64 3 6 33 4 9
1973 KC A 135 501 82 117 5 45 .234 .311 .321 19 5 54 63 3 11 36 0 9
1974 KC A 149 537 72 121 3 38 .225 .324 .298 18 6 77 69 3 9 33 1 7
1975 KC A 136 483 58 110 5 45 .228 .291 .308 14 5 42 65 2 11 32 0 9
1976 KC A 144 432 58 104 1 43 .241 .318 .306 19 3 50 63 2 13 51 5 6
1977 KC A 154 497 72 130 5 60 .262 .320 .368 26 6 41 84 5 13 53 2 6
1978 KC A 138 440 54 109 2 46 .248 .312 .318 23 1 42 56 1 9 38 1 6
1979 KC A 106 306 30 77 1 37 .252 .293 .317 17 0 16 42 3 10 11 0 6
1980 CAL A 86 273 41 72 5 34 .264 .302 .392 10 5 15 26 1 8 7 1 11
1981 CAL A 27 47 3 11 0 5 .234 .250 .298 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 1
Total NL 292 905 121 221 8 69 .244 .315 .314 23 8 94 169 3 22 41 16 16
Total AL 1358 4625 615 1119 33 421 .242 .308 .325 193 47 429 618 28 97 344 17 76
Total 1650 5530 736 1340 41 490 .242 .309 .324 216 55 523 787 31 119 385 33 92

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1968 PIT N OF 5 4 38 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N 3B 1 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N RF 3 3 29 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N SS 52 49 432 80 164 6 23 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1968 PIT N LF 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 PIT N SS 146 141 1233.1 227 399 30 81 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1970 PIT N SS 65 57 531.1 122 212 10 42 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1971 KC A SS 146 145 1259.2 301 459 25 107 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1972 KC A SS 136 133 1182 230 510 22 113 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1973 KC A SS 135 131 1133.2 242 503 26 115 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1974 KC A SS 149 145 1293.1 250 493 25 108 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1975 KC A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 KC A SS 136 133 1173 231 405 27 78 0 0 0 0 0 .959
1976 KC A SS 143 140 1210.2 233 426 26 87 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1976 KC A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 KC A SS 154 148 1304.2 252 413 29 70 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1978 KC A SS 138 134 1136.1 240 350 32 84 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1979 KC A SS 104 95 796.2 153 249 19 54 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1980 CAL A SS 81 75 663 129 199 16 42 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1981 CAL A SS 3 1 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 CAL A 2B 16 10 103 27 31 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1981 CAL A 3B 7 0 14.2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
Total DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 3 3 29 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 16 10 103 27 31 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total LF 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 1588 1527 13358.2 2690 4786 293 1004 0 0 0 0 0 .962
Total 3B 8 1 23.2 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
Total OF 5 4 38 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Bruce Dal Canton and Jerry May to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernandez and Jim Campanis (December 2, 1970).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by California Angels (December 5, 1979).
  • Released by California Angels (April 6, 1982).

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