1938
Born January 7, 1938
Vandiver, AL, USA
Fred Whitfield Notable
b. January 7, 1938 · St. Louis Cardinals 1962, Cleveland Indians 1963–1967, Cincinnati Reds 1968–1969, Montreal Expos 1970
Fred Whitfield played for four clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1962 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1970. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1963 to 1967.
Across 817 games he batted .253, with 578 hits and 242 runs. He finished with 108 home runs, 93 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 588 games at first base, with 4,474 putouts and 49 errors. He turned 421 double plays.
He was born in Vandiver, AL, USA on January 7, 1938, and died on January 31, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | STL | 73 | 158 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .266 |
| 1963 | CLE | 109 | 346 | 44 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 24 | 61 | 0 | .251 |
| 1964 | CLE | 101 | 293 | 29 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 58 | 0 | .270 |
| 1965 | CLE | 132 | 468 | 49 | 137 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 90 | 16 | 42 | 2 | .293 |
| 1966 | CLE | 137 | 502 | 59 | 121 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 78 | 27 | 76 | 1 | .241 |
| 1967 | CLE | 100 | 257 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 45 | 3 | .218 |
| 1968 | CIN | 87 | 171 | 15 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 29 | 0 | .257 |
| 1969 | CIN | 74 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 0 | .149 |
| 1970 | MON | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .067 |
| Career | — | 817 | 2284 | 242 | 578 | 93 | 8 | 108 | 356 | 139 | 371 | 7 | .253 |
On this day & linked events
2013