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Freddy Parent Notable

b. November 11, 1875 · St. Louis Perfectos 1899, Boston Americans 1901–1907, Chicago White Sox 1908–1911

Freddy Parent played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1911. His longest stay was with the Boston Americans, from 1901 to 1907.

Across 1,327 games he batted .262, with 1,306 hits and 633 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 180 doubles, 74 triples and 184 stolen bases.

He played 1,129 games at shortstop, with 3,788 assists and 473 errors. He turned 372 double plays. He also played 147 games in the outfield.

He was born in Biddeford, ME, USA on November 11, 1875, and died on November 2, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1899 STL 2801 000 1020 .125
1901 BOS 13851787158 2394 59411816 .306
1902 BOS 13856791156 3183 62242116 .275
1903 BOS 13956083170 31174 80132124 .304
1904 BOS 15559185172 2296 77284820 .291
1905 BOS 15360255141 1650 33475225 .234
1906 BOS 14960067141 14101 49314016 .235
1907 BOS 11440951113 1951 26222812 .276
1908 CHW 1193912881 750 3550619 .207
1909 CHW 13647261123 1050 30462432 .261
1910 CHW 812582346 611 16292114 .178
1911 CHW 3924 100 3210 .444
Career 132749846331306 1807420 471333337184 .262

On this day & linked events

1875

Born November 11, 1875

Biddeford, ME, USA

1972

Died November 2, 1972

1899

Major-league debut: Freddy Parent

Freddy Parent made a major-league debut on July 14, 1899.

1911

Final major-league game: Freddy Parent

Freddy Parent played a final major-league game on April 30, 1911.