1928
Born July 1, 1928
Gadsden, AL, USA
Hersh Freeman Notable
Hersh Freeman played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1952 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1958.
He went 30 and 16 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 359 innings in 204 games. He struck out 158. Across 205 games he batted .143, with 9 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Gadsden, AL, USA on July 1, 1928, and died on January 17, 2004. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1953 | BOS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .091 |
| 1955 | BOS/CIN | 55 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1956 | CIN | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .056 |
| 1957 | CIN | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1958 | CHC/CIN | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 205 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.29 |
| 1953 | BOS | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 39.0 | 50 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5.54 |
| 1955 | BOS/CIN | 7 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 93.1 | 95 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 2.12 |
| 1956 | CIN | 14 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 18 | 108.2 | 112 | 41 | 34 | 50 | 3.40 |
| 1957 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 83.2 | 90 | 42 | 14 | 36 | 4.52 |
| 1958 | CHC/CIN | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6.53 |
| Career | — | 30 | 16 | 204 | 3 | 37 | 359.0 | 387 | 149 | 109 | 158 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died January 17, 2004
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain