Hersh Freeman
Hershell Baskin Freeman (Buster)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 1, 1928 in Gadsden, AL
School: University of Alabama
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1952
Final Game: June 7, 1958
Died: January 17, 2004 in Orlando, FL
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 BOS AL 23 P 4 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 .975 1.02
1953 BOS AL 24 P 18 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 0.39 .957 0.88
1955 TOT MLB 26 P 54 0 93.4 24 4 20 0 4 1.000 2.31 0.44 .946 2.04 0.83
1955 BOS AL 26 P 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 0.85
1955 CIN NL 26 P 52 0 91.2 24 4 20 0 4 1.000 2.36 0.46 .946 2.04 0.83
1955 CIN NL 26 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.80
1956 CIN NL 27 P 64 0 109.0 23 8 15 0 2 1.000 1.90 0.36 .965 2.05 0.83 MVP-13
1957 CIN NL 28 P 52 0 83.2 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.83 0.33 .959 2.07 0.82
1958 TOT NL 29 P 12 0 20.2 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 3.05 0.58 .957 1.96 0.77
1958 CIN NL 29 P 3 0 7.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.52 1.00 .967 2.00 0.77
1958 CHC NL 29 P 9 0 13.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.77 0.44 .950 1.94 0.77
6 Seasons P 204 0 306.2 82 19 63 0 7 1.000 2.41 0.40 .957 2.05 0.83
1 Season 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.80
6 Seasons TOT 205 0 307.0 82 19 63 0 7 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.40 0.40 .957 2.05 0.84

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1952 BOS AL 23 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BOS AL 24 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CIN NL 26 53 0 53 53 52 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1955 BOS AL 26 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CIN NL 27 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CIN NL 28 52 0 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CHC NL 29 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CIN NL 29 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 205 0 205 205 204 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1955 CIN NL 26 393 82% 28% 27 96% 1 4 2 2 24 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 5 80%
1955 BOS AL 26 6 67% 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CIN NL 27 468 81% 25% 20 80% 1 8 2 6 15 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 8 88%
1957 CIN NL 28 361 85% 21% 16 81% 0 5 2 2 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 75%
1958 CHC NL 29 67 85% 25% 4 75% 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1958 CIN NL 29 34 65% 26% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1329 82% 25% 69 87% 2 19 6 12 56 43 9 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 5 2 18 78%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 89% 82%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 CIN NL 26 1 0% 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 1 0% 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 89% 61%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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