Roger Freed Notable

b. June 2, 1946 · Baltimore Orioles 1970, Philadelphia Phillies 1971–1972, Cincinnati Reds 1974, Montreal Expos 1976, St. Louis Cardinals 1977–1979

Roger Freed played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1970 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979.

Across 344 games he batted .245, with 176 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 27 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 166 games in the outfield, with 261 putouts and 5 errors.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on June 2, 1946, and died on January 9, 1996. 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
1970	BAL	4	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	.154
1971	PHI	118	348	23	77	12	1	6	37	44	86	0	.221
1972	PHI	73	129	10	29	4	0	6	18	23	39	0	.225
1974	CIN	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	.333
1976	MON	8	15	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.200
1977	STL	49	83	10	33	2	1	5	21	11	9	0	.398
1978	STL	52	92	3	22	6	0	2	20	8	17	1	.239
1979	STL	34	31	2	8	2	0	2	8	5	7	0	.258
Career	—	344	717	49	176	27	2	22	109	95	166	1	.245

On this day & linked events

1946

Born June 2, 1946

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1996

Died January 9, 1996

1970

Major-league debut: Roger Freed

Roger Freed made a major-league debut on September 18, 1970.

1979

Final major-league game: Roger Freed

Roger Freed played a final major-league game on September 28, 1979.

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