Hersh Freeman

Full Name: Hershell Baskin Freeman	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/220	First Game: September 10, 1952
Birthdate: July 1, 1928	Final Game: June 7, 1958
Birthplace: Gadsden, Alabama	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: January 17, 2004
Deathplace: Orlando, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on July 1, 1928 in Gadsden, Alabama, Hersh Freeman (Hershell Baskin Freeman) played for the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 6 year career. Freeman broke into the bigs on September 10, 1952 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 2.12 ERA in 93.1 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Hersh Freeman's best season was 1956, when he posted a 3.40 ERA, won 14 games, notched 18 saves and struck out 50 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1952	BOS	A	4	1	1	0	3.29	5	5	5	1	0	13.2	13	1	5	0	0	1
1953	BOS	A	18	2	1	4	5.54	15	31	24	0	0	39	50	2	17	0	1	0
1955	CIN	N	52	0	7	4	2.16	37	31	22	0	11	91.2	94	3	30	6	2	2
1955	BOS	A	2	0	0	0	.00	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0	1	1	0	0
1955	Total		54	0	7	4	2.12	38	31	22	0	11	93.1	95	3	31	7	2	2
1956	CIN	N	64	0	14	5	3.40	50	44	41	0	18	108.2	112	2	34	11	3	1
1957	CIN	N	52	0	7	2	4.52	36	49	42	0	8	83.2	90	14	14	4	2	3
1958	CIN	N	3	0	0	0	3.52	7	3	3	0	0	7.2	4	0	5	0	1	0
1958	CHI	N	9	0	0	1	8.31	7	13	12	0	0	13	23	3	3	0	0	0
1958	TOT	N	12	0	0	1	6.53	14	16	15	0	0	20.2	27	3	8	0	1	0
Total	NL		180	0	28	12	3.54	137	140	120	0	37	304.2	323	22	86	21	8	6
Total	AL		24	3	2	4	4.80	21	36	29	1	0	54.1	64	3	23	1	1	1
Total			204	3	30	16	3.74	158	176	149	1	37	359	387	25	109	22	9	7

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	INN	PO	A	DP	SB	CS	AVG
1952	BOS	A	P	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	1.000
1953	BOS	A	P	18	0	0	7	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CIN	N	P	52	0	4	20	4	0	0	1.000
1955	CIN	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	BOS	A	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	Total		P	54	0	4	20	4	0	0	1.000
1956	CIN	N	P	64	0	8	15	2	0	0	1.000
1957	CIN	N	P	52	83.2	5	12	1	3	1	1.000
1958	CIN	N	P	3	7.2	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CHI	N	P	9	13	1	3	0	0	0	1.000
1958	TOT	N	P	12	20.2	2	5	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	204	104.1	19	63	7	3	1	1.000

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	GDP
1952	BOS	A	4	4	0	2	0	0	.500	.600	.500	0	1	0	1
1953	BOS	A	18	11	0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.091	0	0	3	1
1955	CIN	N	53	18	3	3	1	3	.167	.211	.389	1	1	3	1
1955	BOS	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1955	Total		55	18	3	3	1	3	.167	.211	.389	1	1	3	1
1956	CIN	N	64	18	0	1	0	2	.056	.190	.111	1	3	4	0
1957	CIN	N	52	10	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.300	1	0	1	1
1958	CIN	N	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
1958	CHI	N	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1958	TOT	N	12	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
Total	NL		181	48	4	6	1	5	.125	.192	.250	3	4	9	2
Total	AL		24	15	0	3	0	0	.200	.250	.200	0	1	3	2
Total			205	63	4	9	1	5	.143	.206	.238	3	5	12	4

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1948).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds (May 10, 1955).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Turk Lown (May 8, 1958).

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