Hal Breeden
[edit] Biography
Hal Breeden (Harold Noel Breeden) was born on June 28, 1944 in Albany, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1971 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 15 home runs and 43 RBI. Breeden played for the Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Hal Breeden's best season was 1973, when he slugged 15 home runs and hit for a .275 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 23
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .139
| .184
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 42
| 87
| 6
| 20
| 3
| 10
| .230
| .281
| .356
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 105
| 258
| 36
| 71
| 15
| 43
| .275
| .353
| .535
| 10
| 6
| 29
| 45
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 79
| 190
| 14
| 47
| 2
| 20
| .247
| .330
| .347
| 13
| 0
| 24
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 24
| 37
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .135
| .273
| .189
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 273
| 608
| 61
| 148
| 21
| 76
| .243
| .321
| .413
| 28
| 6
| 69
| 107
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 16
|
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| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 54
| 48
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 26
| 23
| 153
| 159
| 10
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 66
| 56
| 497.1
| 515
| 45
| 5
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 57
| 50
| 373
| 422
| 31
| 6
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 8
| 70
| 84
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 169
| 142
| 1147.1
| 1228
| 97
| 14
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (April 19, 1963).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hoyt Wilhelm (November 30, 1970).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Hector Torres to Montreal Expos in exchange for Dan McGinn (April 7, 1972).
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Hal Breeden served as sherrif for the Lee County Sherrif's office for many years in Leesburg, Georgia.
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