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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1952 23 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 3.29 4 1 1 1 0 0 13.2 13 5 5 1 5 5 1 0 0 56 119 1.317 8.6 0.7 3.3 3.3 1.00
1953 24 BOS AL 1 4 .200 5.54 18 2 7 0 0 0 39.0 50 31 24 2 17 15 0 0 1 179 76 1.718 11.5 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.88
1955 26 TOT MLB 7 4 .636 2.12 54 0 27 0 0 11 93.1 95 31 22 3 31 7 38 2 1 2 392 198 1.350 9.2 0.3 3.0 3.7 1.23
1955 26 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1955 26 CIN NL 7 4 .636 2.16 52 0 27 0 0 11 91.2 94 31 22 3 30 6 37 2 1 2 386 194 1.353 9.2 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.23
1956 27 CIN NL 14 5 .737 3.40 64 0 47 0 0 18 108.2 112 44 41 2 34 11 50 1 1 3 458 117 1.344 9.3 0.2 2.8 4.1 1.47 MVP-13
1957 28 CIN NL 7 2 .778 4.52 52 0 26 0 0 8 83.2 90 49 42 14 14 4 36 3 1 2 353 90 1.243 9.7 1.5 1.5 3.9 2.57
1958 29 TOT NL 0 1 .000 6.53 12 0 3 0 0 0 20.2 27 16 15 3 8 0 14 0 1 1 101 61 1.694 11.8 1.3 3.5 6.1 1.75
1958 29 CIN NL 0 0 3.52 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 4 3 3 0 5 0 7 0 1 1 32 118 1.174 4.7 0.0 5.9 8.2 1.40
1958 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 8.31 9 0 3 0 0 0 13.0 23 13 12 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 69 47 2.000 15.9 2.1 2.1 4.8 2.33
6 Seasons 30 16 .652 3.74 204 3 111 1 0 37 359.0 387 176 149 25 109 22 158 7 4 9 1539 109 1.382 9.7 0.6 2.7 4.0 1.45
162 Game Avg. 10 5 .652 3.74 67 1 36 0 0 12 118 127 58 49 8 36 52 2 1 3 506 109 1.382 9.7 0.6 2.7 4.0 1.45
CIN (4 yrs) 28 11 .718 3.33 171 0 100 0 0 37 291.2 300 127 108 19 83 21 130 6 4 8 1229 122 1.313 9.3 0.6 2.6 4.0 1.57
BOS (3 yrs) 2 4 .333 4.80 24 3 8 1 0 0 54.1 64 36 29 3 23 1 21 1 0 1 241 86 1.601 10.6 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.91
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.31 9 0 3 0 0 0 13.0 23 13 12 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 69 47 2.000 15.9 2.1 2.1 4.8 2.33
NL (4 yrs) 28 12 .700 3.54 180 0 103 0 0 37 304.2 323 140 120 22 86 21 137 6 4 8 1298 115 1.342 9.5 0.6 2.5 4.0 1.59
AL (3 yrs) 2 4 .333 4.80 24 3 8 1 0 0 54.1 64 36 29 3 23 1 21 1 0 1 241 86 1.601 10.6 0.5 3.8 3.5 0.91

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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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 198 2 1 0 0 /1
1953 24 BOS AL 18 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 1 0 0 1
1955 26 TOT MLB 55 19 18 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .167 .211 .389 .599 52 7 1 0 0 0 0 1/5
1955 26 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 26 CIN NL 53 19 18 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .167 .211 .389 .599 52 7 1 0 0 0 0 1/5
1956 27 CIN NL 64 21 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .056 .190 .111 .302 -18 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-13
1957 28 CIN NL 52 10 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 29 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
1958 29 TOT NL 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 29 CIN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 29 CHC NL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 205 68 63 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 5 12 .143 .206 .238 .444 16 15 4 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 54 50 3 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 9 .143 .206 .238 .444 16 12 3 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 172 51 47 4 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .128 .196 .255 .451 17 12 2 0 0 0 0
BOS (3 yrs) 24 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 181 52 48 4 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .125 .192 .250 .442 15 12 2 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 24 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1956-NL-13-7%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Wins s c a p y
1956 NL--14--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1956 NL--.737--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1955 NL--52--5th
1956 NL--64--2nd
1957 NL--52--7th

Saves s c a p y
1955 NL--11--3rd
1956 NL--18--2nd
1957 NL--8--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1955 NL--27--4th
1956 NL--47--1st
1957 NL--26--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 19 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

May 10, 1955: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Boston Red Sox.

May 8, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Turk Lown.

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