Gene Freese
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Eugene Lewis Freese (January 8, 1934 – June 18, 2013), was an American professional baseball third baseman, who was widely noted as a journeyman. Freese played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (twice), St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox (twice), Cincinnati Reds, and Houston Astros, for 12 seasons (1955–1966).[1]
Freese's career
Early life
Freese was a native of Wheeling, West Virginia. He signed with the Pirates in 1953 and played for 17 seasons in professional baseball.
Baseball career
Freese was a member of the
The following year, Freese broke an ankle during a spring training intrasquad game[2] and missed almost the entire 1962 season. He never regained his 1961 form, although he stayed in MLB through 1966. Freese's 877 major league hits included 161 doubles, 28 triples and 115 home runs.[1] He led NL third basemen in errors in 1957 and 1959.
Freese died on June 18, 2013, in Metairie, Louisiana.[3] His older brother, George, briefly played Major League Baseball and was a longtime scout and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) manager.
References
- ^ a b c d "Gene Freese Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Freese sidelined by broken ankle
- ^ Former New Orleans baseball player Gene Freese dies at age 79
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Gene Freese at Astros Daily
- Gene Freese at Find a Grave