Bill Freehan

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 203lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: November 29, 1941 in Detroit, MI us

Died: August 19, 2021 in Petoskey, MI

Buried: St. Hugo of the Hills Columbarium, Bloomfield Hills, MI

High School: Bishop Barry HS (St. Petersburg, FL)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 26, 1961 (Age 19-301d, 11,913th in major league history)
vs. KCA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1976 (Age 34-309d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: William Ashley Freehan

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dan O'Brien

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.8

6073

1591

200

.262

706

RBI

758

OBP

.340

SLG

.412

OPS

.752

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-46 / in Starts: 24-40
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 10 bases loaded PA and 9 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 255 PAs	27
Actual Runners on Base	168 (87-52-29)
Avg. MLBer w/ 255 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	157 (77-52-26)

Most Driven In
R Staub	6
Self	5
A Johnson	3
M Stanley	3
A RodrÃguez	3
J Thompson	3
W Horton	2
R LeFlore	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
R LeFlore	5
C Scrivener	3
T Veryzer	2
M Lane	1
M May	1
A RodrÃguez	1
D Meyer	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	1704	4 (3)	Apr 17	DET	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	6	.80	0.127	.99	0.09%	0.97	C
2	1705	5	Apr 18	DET	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.167	1.667	6	.56	0.066	.71	0.05%	0.86	1B
3	1706	6	Apr 19	DET	@	OAK	L,5-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.444	1.000	1.444	8	.92	-0.022	1.25	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
4	1707	7	Apr 20	DET	@	OAK	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.444	1.000	1.444	6						C
5	1708	8	Apr 21	DET	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.385	.727	1.112	6	.17	-0.009	.20	-0.01%	-0.17	C
6	1709	9	Apr 23	DET		TEX	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.412	.667	1.078	6	.78	-0.006	.97	0.00%	-0.20	C
7	1710	10	Apr 24	DET		TEX	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.556	.937	6	1.48	-0.155	1.91	-0.12%	-0.93	C
May		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
8	1711	14 (3)	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.423	.524	.947	6	.34	0.004	.40	0.00%	0.78	C
9	1712	15	May 4	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.414	.500	.914	6	1.17	0.068	1.64	0.06%	0.45	C
10	1713	16	May 5	DET		MIN	L,2-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.382	.429	.811	6	.43	-0.018	.59	-0.02%	-0.98	C
11	1714	21 (4)	May 12	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.371	.414	.785	2	1.20	0.066	2.38	0.08%	0.84	PH
12	1715	28 (6)	May 19	DET		BOS	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.359	.394	.753	6	.63	-0.047	.83	-0.04%	-0.79	C
13	1716	29	May 21	DET	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.349	.378	.727	6	1.30	0.111	1.66	0.09%	0.89	C
14	1717	30	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,4-8	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.340	.366	.706	5	1.63	-0.038	1.94	-0.03%	-0.37	C
15	1718	32 (1)	May 24	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.320	.341	.661	6	.93	-0.071	1.02	-0.05%	-0.63	C
16	1719	35 (2)	May 26 (2)	DET		BAL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.321	.340	.661	5	.97	-0.071	.80	-0.04%	-0.45	DH
17	1720	36	May 27	DET		BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.333	.353	.686	5	1.78	0.147	1.51	0.08%	0.60	DH
Jun		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
18	1721	42 (5)	Jun 1 (2)	DET		MIL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.328	.345	.673	6	1.32	-0.033	.94	-0.01%	-0.54	C
19	1722	44 (1)	Jun 3	DET		MIL	L,2-6	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.354	.379	.733	6	.45	-0.014	.40	-0.01%	0.98	C
20	1723	47 (2)	Jun 6	DET	@	TEX	L,6-16	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.333	.355	.688	6	.70	-0.064	.62	-0.03%	-1.11	C
21	1724	54 (6)	Jun 14	DET		KCR	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.329	.349	.678	9	3.66	-0.091	3.26	-0.05%	-0.74	PH
22	1725	55	Jun 15	DET		KCR	L,7-21	CG(8)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.324	.348	.673	5	.42	0.016	.31	0.01%	-0.59	1B
23	1726	57 (1)	Jun 17	DET	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.316	.338	.654	7	1.18	-0.056	.71	-0.02%	-0.49	C
24	1727	58	Jun 18	DET	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.338	.403	.740	8	.52	0.147	.27	0.05%	1.28	C
25	1728	59	Jun 19	DET	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.321	.382	.703	8	.75	-0.073	.43	-0.03%	-0.65	C
26	1729	61 (1)	Jun 21	DET	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.284	.326	.383	.709	8	.91	-0.122	.41	-0.03%	-1.24	C
27	1730	62	Jun 22	DET	@	MIL	W,10-4	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.344	.412	.756	8	.56	0.093	.26	0.03%	1.48	C
28	1731	63	Jun 23	DET	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.351	.416	.766	8	.59	0.028	.37	0.01%	-0.03	C
29	1732	65 (1)	Jun 25	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.337	.398	.734	8	.90	-0.090	.59	-0.04%	-0.82	C
30	1733	66	Jun 26	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.337	.396	.732	8	1.02	-0.026	.75	-0.01%	-0.13	C
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
31	1734	70 (3)	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.336	.394	.730	8	.66	-0.008	.55	0.00%	-0.10	C
32	1735	71	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.327	.386	.713	8	1.88	-0.065	1.85	-0.04%	-0.39	C
33	1736	74 (2)	Jul 5	DET	@	TEX	L,6-8	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.342	.394	.736	8	1.20	0.151	.74	0.06%	1.24	C
34	1737	75	Jul 6	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.331	.380	.710	8	1.55	-0.160	1.01	-0.06%	-0.91	C
35	1738	79 (3)	Jul 11	DET		KCR	W,6-5	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.328	.376	.704	4	1.71	-0.041	.82	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
36	1739	84 (4)	Jul 19	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.325	.398	.723	8	.98	0.015	.29	0.00%	0.48	C
37	1740	87 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.325	.397	.722	8	.69	-0.028	.10	0.00%	-0.31	C
38	1741	93 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.315	.383	.699	7	1.14	-0.131	.14	-0.01%	-2.08	C
39	1742	94	Jul 26	DET	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.311	.376	.687	8	1.63	-0.105	.23	-0.01%	-0.54	C
40	1743	96 (1)	Jul 28	DET	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.317	.380	.696	8	1.86	0.072	.33	0.01%	-0.02	C
41	1744	99 (2)	Jul 31	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.329	.406	.735	8	.78	0.091	.10	0.01%	0.79	C
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
42	1745	100	Aug 1	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.327	.401	.728	8	1.51	-0.092	.38	-0.01%	-0.42	C
43	1746	102 (1)	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.297	.324	.399	.723	8	1.98	0.079	.44	0.01%	0.24	PH
44	1747	103	Aug 4	DET		BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.322	.394	.717	7	1.09	-0.078	.06	0.00%	-0.75	C
45	1748	104	Aug 5	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.327	.418	.745	7	1.20	0.053	.06	0.00%	1.22	C
46	1749	108 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,15-5	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.335	.437	.772	7	.79	0.200	.08	0.01%	4.03	C
47	1750	109	Aug 9	DET		TEX	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.327	.426	.753	7	.30	-0.028	.04	0.00%	-0.32	C
48	1751	111 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	DET		TEX	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.320	.415	.735	7	1.42	-0.170	.24	-0.02%	-1.34	C
49	1752	118 (6)	Aug 19	DET		CAL	W,4-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.410	.730	7	.80	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.03	C
50	1753	119	Aug 20 (1)	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.314	.402	.717	7	1.32	-0.132	.02	0.00%	-1.09	C
51	1754	122 (2)	Aug 22	DET		MIN	L,4-6	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.311	.396	.708	7	2.65	-0.030	.04	0.00%	-0.57	C
52	1755	124 (1)	Aug 24	DET		CHW	L,7-12	CG	4	3	2	3	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.326	.430	.756	7	1.18	0.397	.01	0.00%	3.95	C
53	1756	127 (2)	Aug 28	DET	@	OAK	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.324	.428	.752	9	.30	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
54	1757	129 (1)	Aug 30	DET	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290	.319	.420	.740	7	1.65	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-1.41	C
55	1758	130	Aug 31	DET	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.411	.724	7	.84	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
Sep/Oct		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
56	1759	133 (2)	Sep 4	DET		MIL	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.316	.415	.732	7	.26	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
57	1760	134	Sep 5	DET		MIL	L,6-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.318	.412	.730	7	1.21	-0.034	.00	0.00%	0.64	C
58	1761	135	Sep 6	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.284	.317	.411	.728	7	2.57	0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
59	1762	137 (1)	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.311	.402	.713	6	1.84	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.41	C
60	1763	138	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.307	.396	.703	7	.60	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
61	1764	139	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.304	.392	.696	7	.77	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.40	C
62	1765	144 (4)	Sep 14	DET	@	BAL	L,7-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.301	.387	.689	7	.86	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.21	C
63	1766	145	Sep 15	DET	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.299	.383	.682	7	.49	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
64	1767	147 (1)	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.302	.395	.697	7	1.66	0.201	.00	0.00%	1.61	C
65	1768	148	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.297	.388	.685	7	.78	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
66	1769	149	Sep 20	DET		BOS	L,6-12	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.299	.393	.692	7	.78	0.265	.00	0.00%	1.22	C
67	1770	154 (4)	Sep 25	DET		NYY	L,6-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.303	.395	.697	7	.40	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
68	1771	156 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.302	.392	.694	7	.37	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.45	C
69	1772	157	Sep 29	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.301	.390	.690	7	1.62	0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
70	1773	159 (1)	Oct 1	DET	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.300	.385	.685	7	1.24	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
71	1774	161 (1)	Oct 3	DET	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.303	.384	.687	7	1.03	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
							25-46		255	237	22	64	10	1	5	27	12	0	27	1	1	4	3	4	0	0	.270	.303	.384	.687		1.04	-0.174	.44	-0.08%	-1.18

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