Freddie Patek

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 148lb (165cm, 67kg)

Born: October 9, 1944 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Seguin HS (Seguin, TX)

Debut: June 3, 1968 (Age 23-238d, 12,696th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 36-359d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Frederick Joseph Patek

Nicknames: The Flea or The Cricket

Pronunciation: \PAW-tek\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.1

5530

1340

.242

736

RBI

490

385

OBP

.309

SLG

.324

OPS

.633

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	34-27 / in Starts: 33-21
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 234 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	115 (62-36-17) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 234 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	134 (69-42-22)

Most Driven In
Self	2
B Mazeroski	2
M Alou	2
C Cannizzaro	2
G Alley	2
M Mota	1
W Stargell	1
J PagÃ¡n	1

Most Driven In By
M Alou	9
R Clemente	3
D Clendenon	3
M Wills	2
J PagÃ¡n	2
Self	2
W Stargell	1
J May	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	45 (44)	Jun 3	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.80	-0.071	.87	-0.05%	-0.54	SS
2	2	47 (1)	Jun 5	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.32	-0.069	1.12	-0.04%	-0.53	SS
3	3	50 (2)	Jun 8	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	7-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.57	0.072	1.01	0.03%	0.59	PH
4	4	51	Jun 9	PIT	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	1	.51	-0.001	.27	0.00%	-0.30	3B
5	5	52	Jun 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.79	-0.019	.53	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
6	6	54 (1)	Jun 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	2						SS
7	7	56 (1)	Jun 14	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	7	.78	0.066	.44	0.02%	0.18	SS
8	8	57	Jun 15	PIT		HOU	W,13-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.300	.561	7	.98	0.083	.73	0.04%	1.77	SS
9	9	58	Jun 16 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.304	.574	7	.75	-0.052	.61	-0.03%	-0.48	SS
10	10	59	Jun 16 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,11-2	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.259	.323	.407	.730	7	1.00	0.261	.94	0.15%	1.00	SS
11	11	60	Jun 17	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.324	.400	.724	2	1.45	-0.054	1.51	-0.03%	-0.37	SS
12	12	61	Jun 18	PIT		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.351	.406	.758	7	.88	0.084	1.13	0.07%	0.37	SS
13	13	70 (8)	Jun 26 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.306	.366	.417	.783	7	.73	0.064	.74	0.04%	0.76	SS
14	14	71	Jun 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.341	.391	.439	.830	7	.75	0.124	.74	0.07%	1.33	SS
15	15	72	Jun 29	PIT	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.375	.419	.794	7	1.51	-0.054	1.51	-0.03%	-0.41	SS
16	16	73	Jun 30	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.311	.360	.400	.760	7	1.46	-0.146	2.00	-0.12%	-1.09	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	17	74	Jul 2	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.367	.701	2	1.10	-0.154	1.74	-0.15%	-0.97	SS
18	18	77 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.286	.333	.367	.701	5	3.55	-0.126	7.11	-0.15%	-0.77	PR LF
19	19	78	Jul 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-0	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.321	.353	.674	2	.45	-0.026	.71	-0.03%	-0.48	SS
20	20	79	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.317	.345	.662	2	.67	0.062	1.14	0.06%	0.62	SS
21	21	80	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.254	.297	.322	.619	2	.92	-0.069	1.36	-0.06%	-0.70	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	22	114 (33)	Aug 8	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.290	.359	.649	2	1.23	0.018	.01	0.00%	0.26	SS
23	23	115	Aug 9	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.235	.274	.338	.612	2						SS
24	24	116	Aug 10 (1)	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-16	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	.254	.295	.352	.647	2						SS
25	25	117	Aug 10 (2)	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263	.301	.368	.670	2	.32	0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.06	SS
26	26	118	Aug 11	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.291	.354	.645	2	1.66	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.77	SS
27	27	119	Aug 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.281	.341	.622	6	1.10	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.18	SS
28	28	123 (3)	Aug 17	PIT		LAD	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.290	.372	.662	6	.37	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS
29	29	124	Aug 18	PIT		LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.270	.309	.382	.691	6	1.00	0.261	.00	0.00%	2.15	SS
30	30	125	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.307	.376	.683	6	.77	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.47	SS
31	31	126	Aug 20	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.276	.311	.378	.689	1	.57	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.41	RF
32	32	128 (1)	Aug 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.294	.333	.392	.725	1	1.22	0.310	.00	0.00%	1.93	LF
33	33	129	Aug 23	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.336	.387	.723	1	1.48	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.10	SS
34	34	130	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.339	.376	.715	1	.74	0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.01	SS
35	35	131	Aug 25	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.336	.372	.708	1	.93	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.32	SS
36	36	132	Aug 26	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	1	.288	.338	.373	.711	1						RF
37	37	133	Aug 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.341	.382	.723	1	1.15	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.47	RF
38	38	134	Aug 28	PIT		STL	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.331	.370	.701	1	.57	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.07	SS
39	39	135	Aug 29	PIT		STL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.336	.374	.710	1	.65	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.55	SS
40	40	136	Aug 30	PIT		ATL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.370	.704	1	.96	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.26	SS
41	41	137	Aug 31	PIT		ATL	W,8-0	CG	5	4	1	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.338	.396	.733	1	.63	0.217	.00	0.00%	2.07	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	42	138	Sep 1	PIT		ATL	L,7-8	CG(11)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	.297	.338	.393	.731	1						SS
43	43	139	Sep 2 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,6-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.335	.389	.725	1	.62	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.59	SS
44	44	140	Sep 2 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.331	.384	.715	2	1.50	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.66	SS
45	45	141	Sep 3	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	.286	.323	.377	.700	1						SS
46	46	142	Sep 6	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291	.327	.380	.707	1	1.06	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.57	SS
47	47	143	Sep 7	PIT		NYM	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.324	.374	.698	1	1.78	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.20	SS
48	48	144	Sep 8	PIT		NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287	.322	.371	.693	1	.75	0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.06	SS
49	49	145	Sep 9	PIT		PHI	L,7-8	CG(15)	7	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.326	.366	.692	1	.83	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.78	SS
50	50	146	Sep 11 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,6-8	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.325	.364	.688	1	1.51	-0.039	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS
51	51	147	Sep 11 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.323	.361	.684	2	.26	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.28	SS
52	52	148	Sep 13	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.322	.355	.677	1	.99	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.61	SS
53	53	149	Sep 14	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278	.320	.353	.673	1	.85	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.99	SS
54	54	150	Sep 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.314	.346	.660	1	.64	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.82	SS
55	55	154 (3)	Sep 20	PIT		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.308	.338	.647	2	.31	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.81	SS
56	56	155	Sep 21	PIT		CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.308	.338	.647	2	.74	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.23	SS
57	57	156	Sep 22	PIT		CHC	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.301	.330	.631	2	.62	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.21	SS
58	58	157	Sep 23 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,6-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.261	.301	.330	.631	8	1.51	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PR
59	59	159 (1)	Sep 24	PIT		CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.297	.325	.623	2	1.30	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.99	SS
60	60	161 (1)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.298	.322	.620	1	1.03	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.03	SS
61	61	163 (1)	Sep 29	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.298	.322	.620	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR SS
							34-27		234	208	31	53	4	2	2	18	12	0	37	2	9	3	1	0	18	7	.255	.298	.322	.620		.93	0.522	.34	-0.21%	1.01

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