George Freese

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 12, 1926 in Wheeling, WV us

Died: July 27, 2014 in Portland, OR

Buried: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Wheeling Central HS (Wheeling, WV)

Schools: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 29, 1953 (Age 26-229d, 11,026th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1961 (Age 34-261d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: George Walter Freese

Nicknames: Bud

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Relatives: Brother of Gene Freese

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

187

.257

RBI

OBP

.327

SLG

.369

OPS

.696

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1948	21	BRO-min	C	96	416	347	91	121	16	5	9	76	5		64	30	.349	.455	.501	.957		174		4	1				JHN · MATL
1949	22	BRO-min	B	136	624	571	98	167	12	13	2	56	12		47	39	.292	.349	.370	.719		211		3	3				LNC,NNW · ISLG,PIED
1950	23	BRO-min	A	110	369	369		105	8	7	1						.285	.285	.352	.637		130							ELM · EL
1951	24	BRO-min	A,AA	143	566	566		189	37	15	12						.334	.334	.516	.850		292							PBO,FTW · WL,TL
1952	25	BRO-min	AA	150	571	571		179	37	14	8						.313	.313	.469	.783		268							MOB · SOUA
1953	26	CHC-min	AAA	132	529	493	53	131	26	2	9	66	7		32	43	.266	.312	.381	.693		188		1	3				SPF · IL
1953	26	DET	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0	/H

1954	27	PIT-min	AA	134	573	497	98	161	26	2	23	104	5		62	48	.324	.405	.523	.928		260		9	0	5			NOR · SOUA
1955	28	PIT-min	Opn	79	267	235	37	71	17	1	10	40	0		27	26	.302	.377	.511	.888		120	3	2	2	1			HOL · PCL
1955	28	PIT	NL	51	202	179	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.257	.327	.374	.701	88	67	7	2	3	1	2	5/H

1956	29	CHC-min	Opn	137	544	474	87	138	31	4	22	113	5		53	49	.291	.365	.513	.877		243	11	6	4	7			LOS · PCL
1957	30	CHC-min	Opn	71	271	253	27	66	12	0	11	39	1		13	18	.261	.296	.439	.735		111	4	1	1	3			POR · PCL
1958	31	CHC-min	AAA	146	610	537	94	164	23	1	35	81	2		66	50	.305	.385	.547	.932		294	16	4	2	1			POR · PCL
1959	32	KCA-min	AAA	120	482	423	65	135	17	1	21	80	2	0	46	30	.319	.390	.513	.903		217		6	2	5			POR · PCL
1960	33	CHW-min	AAA	51																									SDG · PCL
1961	34	CHC-min	AAA	58	99	86	11	27	2	0	6	18	0		12	10	.314	.394	.547	.940		47		0	0	1	5		HSN · AA
1961	34	CHC	NL	9	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.286	.375	.286	.661	79	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1962	35	CHC-min	C	10	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	.000	.111	.000	.111		0		0	0	0	0		SCL · NORL
1963	36	CHC-min	A	16	16	12	1	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	4	1	.333	.500	.750	1.250		9		0	0	0			WEN · NORW
1964	37	CHC-min	Rk	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.000				0		0	0	1			CDW · PION
3 Yrs				61	211	187	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	1	18	22	.257	.327	.369	.696	86	69	7	2	3	1	2
162 Game Avg.				162	560	497	45	127	21	5	8	61	3	3	48	58	.257	.327	.369	.696	86	183	19	5	8		5

CHC (1 yr)				9	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.286	.375	.286	.661	79	2	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				51	202	179	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.257	.327	.374	.701	88	67	7	2	3	1	2
DET (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0

NL (2 yrs)				60	210	186	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	1	18	22	.258	.329	.371	.699	87	69	7	2	3	1	2
AL (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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