Gene Freese
Gene Freese was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States on January 8th, 1934 and is the American Baseball Player. At the age of 79, Gene Freese biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Freese was a member of the 1961 National League (NL) champion Reds. Acquired in an off-season interleague deal with the White Sox, he reached career highs in home runs (26), RBI (87) and games played (152 – 151 of which were at third base), as Cincinnati won its first pennant since 1940. In the 1961 World Series, won by the New York Yankees in five games, Freese batted only .063 (1-for-16) and was the victim of one of two spectacular defensive plays by his third-base counterpart, Clete Boyer, in the Series opener.
The following year, Freese broke an ankle during a spring training intrasquad game and missed almost the entire 1962 season. He never regained his 1961 form, although he stayed in MLB through 1966. Freese's 877 major league hits included 161 doubles, 28 triples and 115 home runs. He led NL third basemen in errors in 1957 and 1959.
Freese died on June 18, 2013, in Metairie, Louisiana. His older brother, George, briefly played Major League Baseball and was a longtime scout and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) manager.