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Gene Freese
Eugene Lewis Freese (Augie)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 13, 1955
Final Game September 3, 1966
Born January 8, 1934 in Wheeling, WV
Died June 19, 2013 (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 21 BAA AL  136  464   55  117  30  10   9   77   2   0   30   59  .252  .306  .418  .724   104   194  14   0   4   6  11  
 1956 22 BAA AL   91  245   14   53  10   0   3   18   2   2   12   58  .216  .253  .294  .547    76    72   2   0   0   0   3  
 1957 23 BOA AL  109  332   35   89  14   2   7   34  12   6   20   54  .268  .311  .386  .696    85   128   1   1   1   1   8  
 1958 24 SLN NL   55  129   12   33   6   0   4   16   0   0    3   20  .256  .273  .395  .668    90    51   1   0   0   0   3  
 1959 25 MLN NL  109  378   51   93  11   7  18   58   5   3   31   54  .246  .317  .455  .772   108   172   0   2   5   9  12  
 1960 26 CHA AL  132  467   64  135  41  10  11   80  11   3   37   65  .289  .337  .490  .828   115   229   2   6  10   0  21  
 1961 27 KCA AL  138  407   55  113  22   0  16   63   2   0   29   53  .278  .323  .450  .773   100   183   0   3   6   0  11  
 1962 28 KCA AL    7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1963 29 KCA AL   93  241   24   52  10   0   4   20   0   1   17   46  .216  .275  .307  .582    77    74   1   1   0   3   2  
 1964 30 BAA AL    8    7    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .429  .429 1.000 1.429   200     7   1   0   0   0   0  
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 32 CHA AL    3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000  .333  .000  .333    50     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      881 2677  311  688 145  29  73  367  34  15  180  411  .257  .307  .415  .722        1110  22  13  26  19  71
 Per 600 PA           552   64  142  30   6  15   76   7   3   37   85                                 229   5   3   5   4  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      238  653   79  165  32   0  20   83   2   1   46   99  .253  .303  .394  .697         257   1   4   6   3  13
   With BAA      235  716   70  173  41  10  13   96   4   2   42  119  .242  .289  .381  .671         273  17   0   4   6  14
   With CHA      135  469   64  135  41  10  11   80  11   3   38   65  .288  .337  .488  .826         229   2   6  10   0  21
   With MLN      109  378   51   93  11   7  18   58   5   3   31   54  .246  .317  .455  .772         172   0   2   5   9  12
   With BOA      109  332   35   89  14   2   7   34  12   6   20   54  .268  .311  .386  .696         128   1   1   1   1   8
   With SLN       55  129   12   33   6   0   4   16   0   0    3   20  .256  .273  .395  .668          51   1   0   0   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1115 3446  429  877 161  28 115  432  51  26  243  535  .254  .305  .418  .723        1439  48  27  28  20  75
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1955 21 BAA AL  30   58   4.2  14   6   0  .429  21   70   32  .457    0    0  .000  UT             -12   
 1956 22 BAA AL  50   17   2.4   5   1   0  .200  11   65   39  .600    0    0  .000  2B   4e25      -21   
 1957 23 BOA AL  12   37   4.0  23   9   0  .391   7   54   32  .593    0    0  .000  UT             -21   
 1958 24 SLN NL  63   12   3.5  13   0   0  .000  10   37   21  .568    0    0  .000  SS   4e43      -30   
 1959 25 MLN NL  21   51   4.6   6   1   0  .167  45  110   44  .400    0    0  .000  2B   4e68      -71   
 1960 26 CHA AL  18   71   5.3  16   4   0  .250  14   58   25  .431    0    0  .000  3B   4e27       34   
 1961 27 KCA AL  12   57   5.0  33   9   0  .273  13   55   22  .400    0    0  .000  3B   4e22        0   
 1962 28 KCA AL  20    0    .0   0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   4e10     -417   
 1963 29 KCA AL  27   21   2.9  16   4   0  .250   9   26   14  .538    0    0  .000  3B   4e33      -99   
 1964 30 BAA AL 100    2  15.2   7   3   1  .429   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             782   
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 32 CHA AL   0    0   1.2   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -248   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          331   4.2 135  37   1  .274 130  477  231  .484    0    0  .000                 -20   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1955 21 BAA AL  2B    66   147   168    9   54   .972    59   511.0   5.55
                 3B    60    33   113   12    7   .924    60   468.2   2.80
 1956 22 BAA AL  2B    81   171   185   11   54   .970    65   579.1   5.53
                 3B     4     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.1   1.08
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1957 23 BOA AL  2B    35    89    95    3   25   .984    31   277.0   5.98
                 3B    33    40    76    3    8   .975    30   261.2   3.99
                 LF     8    17     0    0    0  1.000     8    71.0   2.15
                 1B     5    38     1    1    1   .975     4    41.0   8.56
                 RF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.2   1.30
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1958 24 SLN NL  SS    36    47    74    9   13   .931    22   223.0   4.88
                 2B     5     5     3    1    1   .889     0    13.2   5.27
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 1959 25 MLN NL  2B    98   286   214   45   55   .917    98   811.1   5.55
                 3B     3     2     8    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   3.33
 1960 26 CHA AL  3B   115    80   263   13   14   .963   111   993.0   3.11
                 SS     1     0     2    1    0   .667     1     8.0   2.25
 1961 27 KCA AL  3B   103    72   152   13   14   .945   102   782.0   2.58
                 2B     8     9     2    0    1  1.000     0    12.0   8.25
 1962 28 KCA AL  3B     7     1     8    0    0  1.000     0    24.0   3.38
 1963 29 KCA AL  3B    75    42   151    9   12   .955    67   544.1   3.19
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   401   271   771   50   55   .954   374  3110.1   3.02
                 2B   293   707   667   69  190   .952   253  2204.1   5.61
                 SS    37    47    76   10   13   .925    23   231.0   4.79
                 LF     9    17     0    0    0  1.000     8    72.0   2.12
                 1B     5    38     1    1    1   .975     4    41.0   8.56
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    28.2   1.26
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  BAA   74-80   Pat Carr
 1956  BAA   63-91   Pat Carr
 1957  BOA   78-76   Mike Petersen
 1958  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1959  MLN   91-63   Jeff Tripodi
 1960  CHA   70-84   Ron Tidrow
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
 1963  KCA   59-103  Drew Kennedy
 1964  BAA   70-92   Gary Dewing
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