George Freese
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George Freese (George Walter Freese) was born on September 12, 1926 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1953 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI. Freese played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 1 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 51
| 179
| 17
| 46
| 3
| 22
| .257
| .327
| .374
| 8
| 2
| 17
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 60
| 186
| 17
| 48
| 3
| 23
| .258
| .329
| .371
| 8
| 2
| 18
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 61
| 187
| 17
| 48
| 3
| 23
| .257
| .327
| .369
| 8
| 2
| 18
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 82
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 82
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1948).
- Selected by St. Louis Browns from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1952).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers (April 7, 1953).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Chicago Cubs (May 13, 1953).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ralph Kiner, Joe Garagiola, Howie Pollet and George Metkovich (June 4, 1953).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Pittsburgh Pirates in the minor league draft (November 27, 1955).
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