Gene Freese Notable

b. January 8, 1934 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1955–1958, 1964–1965, St. Louis Cardinals 1958, Philadelphia Phillies 1959, Chicago White Sox 1960, 1965–1966, Cincinnati Reds 1961–1963, Houston Astros 1966

Gene Freese played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1966.

Across 1,115 games he batted .254, with 877 hits and 429 runs. He finished with 115 home runs, 161 doubles and 51 stolen bases.

He played 781 games at third base, with 1,341 assists and 136 errors. He turned 129 double plays. He also played 117 games at second base.

He was born in Wheeling, WV, USA on January 8, 1934, and died on June 19, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1955	PIT	134	455	69	115	21	8	14	44	34	57	5	.253
1956	PIT	65	207	17	43	9	0	3	14	16	45	2	.208
1957	PIT	114	346	44	98	18	2	6	31	17	42	9	.283
1958	PIT/STL	79	209	29	52	11	1	7	18	11	34	1	.249
1959	PHI	132	400	60	107	14	5	23	70	43	61	8	.268
1960	CHW	127	455	60	124	32	6	17	79	29	65	10	.273
1961	CIN	152	575	78	159	27	2	26	87	27	78	8	.277
1962	CIN	18	42	2	6	1	0	0	1	6	8	0	.143
1963	CIN	66	217	20	53	9	1	6	26	17	42	4	.244
1964	PIT	99	289	33	65	13	2	9	40	19	45	1	.225
1965	CHW/PIT	60	112	8	30	4	1	1	12	11	27	0	.268
1966	CHW/HOU	69	139	9	25	2	0	3	10	13	31	3	.180
Career	—	1115	3446	429	877	161	28	115	432	243	535	51	.254

On this day & linked events

1934

Born January 8, 1934

Wheeling, WV, USA

2013

Died June 19, 2013

1955

Major-league debut: Gene Freese

Gene Freese made a major-league debut on April 13, 1955.

1966

Final major-league game: Gene Freese

Gene Freese played a final major-league game on September 3, 1966.

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