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Hersh Freeman
Hershell Baskin Freeman (Buster)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
School University of Alabama

Debut September 10, 1952
Final Game June 7, 1958
Born July 1, 1928 in Gadsden, AL
Died January 17, 2004 in Orlando, FL

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1952 23 BOS AL   1   0   4   1   1   0   1  0   13.7   13    5    5   1    5    5   1   0    56       0  3.29  3.93  119 1.317
 1953 24 BOS AL   1   4  18   2   0   0   7  0   39.0   50   31   24   2   17   15   0   1   179       0  5.54  4.20   76 1.718
 1955 26 TOT      7   4  54   0   0   0  27 11   93.3   95   31   22   3   31   38   2   2   392   7   1  2.12  4.16  196 1.350
         BOS AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    1    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     6   1   0  0.00  4.28  inf 1.200
         CIN NL   7   4  52   0   0   0  27 11   91.7   94   31   22   3   30   37   2   2   386   6   1  2.16  4.16  193 1.353
 1956 27 CIN NL  14   5  64   0   0   0  47 18  108.7  112   44   41   2   34   50   1   3   458  11   1  3.40  3.92  115 1.344 MVP-13
 1957 28 CIN NL   7   2  52   0   0   0  26  8   83.7   90   49   42  14   14   36   3   2   353   4   1  4.52  4.07   90 1.243
 1958 29 TOT NL   0   1  12   0   0   0   3  0   20.7   27   16   15   3    8   14   0   1   101   0   1  6.53  4.00   61 1.694
         CIN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    7.7    4    3    3   0    5    7   0   1    32   0   1  3.52  4.15  118 1.174
         CHC NL   0   1   9   0   0   0   3  0   13.0   23   13   12   3    3    7   0   0    69   0   0  8.31  3.91   47 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .652  30  16 204   3   1   0 111 37  359.0  387  176  149  25  109  158   7   9  1539  22   4  3.74  4.05  109 1.382
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   5  67   0   0   0  36 12  117.7  127   57   48   8   35   51   2   2   505   7   1  3.74  4.05  109 1.382
 Career High     14   5  64   2   1   0  47 18  108.7  112   49   42  14   34   50   3   3   458  11   1  2.12  4.16  196 1.243

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 23 BOS AL   4    4    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .500  .600  .500  198    2   0           0   1
 1953 24 BOS AL  18   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .091  .091  .091  -52    1   0           0   1
 1955 26 TOT     55   18    3    3   1  0   1    3   0  0   1   3  .167  .211  .389   53    7   0   0   0   0   1
         CIN NL  53   18    3    3   1  0   1    3   0  0   1   3  .167  .211  .389   53    7   0   0   0   0   1
 1956 27 CIN NL  64   18    0    1   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   4  .056  .190  .111  -17    2   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-13
 1957 28 CIN NL  52   10    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .300   29    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1958 29 TOT NL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      205   63    4    9   3  0   1    5   0  0   5  12  .143  .206  .238   17   15   0   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         50    3    7   2  0   1    4   0  0   4   9  .143  .206  .238   17   12   0   0   0   0   3
 Career High     64   18    3    3   1  0   1    3   0  0   3   4                           7   0   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 23 BOS AL    5    3    1   9.0   103| .500  .269| .600  .350| .500  .393|1.100  .743| 198  .805   0.7   0.1   0%
 1953 24 BOS AL   11   11    0   0.0   107| .091  .276| .091  .352| .091  .405| .182  .758| -52  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1955 26 TOT      19   16    1   1.7   109| .167  .270| .211  .342| .389  .428| .600  .769|  53  .132  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL   19   16    1   1.7   109| .167  .270| .211  .342| .389  .428| .600  .769|  53  .132  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1956 27 CIN NL   21   17    1   1.6   107| .056  .270| .190  .337| .111  .426| .301  .763| -17  .128  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1957 28 CIN NL   10    9    0   0.0   108| .200  .275| .200  .340| .300  .426| .500  .766|  29  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1958 29 TOT NL    2    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .340| .000  .424| .000  .765|-100  .000  -0.6   0.0   0%
         CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   111| .000  .277| .000  .346| .000  .432| .000  .778|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .335| .000  .417| .000  .752|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        68   58    3   1.4   107| .143  .272| .206  .342| .238  .421| .444  .763|  17  .103  -7.8  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1952 23 BOS AL   P    4      0    4    0    0 1.000  .976  1.00  1.02  2.63  2.10    1   13.7
 1953 24 BOS AL   P   18      0    7    0    0 1.000  .959  0.39  0.88  1.62  1.94    2   39.0
 1955 26 TOT      P   54      4   20    0    4 1.000  .949  0.44  0.83  2.31  2.04    0   93.4
         BOS AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
         CIN NL   P   52      4   20    0    4 1.000  .949  0.46  0.83  2.36  2.04    0   91.7
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.80                        
 1956 27 CIN NL   P   64      8   15    0    2 1.000  .966  0.36  0.83  1.90  2.05    0  109.0
 1957 28 CIN NL   P   52      5   12    0    1 1.000  .960  0.33  0.82  1.83  2.06    0   83.7
 1958 29 TOT NL   P   12      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.58  0.77  3.04  1.96    0   20.7
         CIN NL   P    3      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.77  3.51  1.99    0    7.7
         CHC NL   P    9      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.77  2.77  1.94    0   13.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1955 26 CIN NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.80                        

 1952 23 BOS AL   P    4      0    4    0    0 1.000  .976  1.00  1.02  2.63  2.10    1   13.7
 1953 24 BOS AL   P   18      0    7    0    0 1.000  .959  0.39  0.88  1.62  1.94    2   39.0
 1955 26 TOT      P   54      4   20    0    4 1.000  .949  0.44  0.83  2.31  2.04    0   93.4
         BOS AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
         CIN NL   P   52      4   20    0    4 1.000  .949  0.46  0.83  2.36  2.04    0   91.7
 1956 27 CIN NL   P   64      8   15    0    2 1.000  .966  0.36  0.83  1.90  2.05    0  109.0
 1957 28 CIN NL   P   52      5   12    0    1 1.000  .960  0.33  0.82  1.83  2.06    0   83.7
 1958 29 TOT NL   P   12      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.58  0.77  3.04  1.96    0   20.7
         CIN NL   P    3      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.77  3.51  1.99    0    7.7
         CHC NL   P    9      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.77  2.77  1.94    0   13.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 204     19   63    0    7 1.000  .959  0.40  0.83                3  359.3
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.80                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       205     19   63    0    7 1.000  .959  0.40  0.84

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1956-NL-13-0.07
Car-993-0.07 shares

Wins
1956 NL-14-10

Won-Loss %
1956 NL-.737-2

Games
1955 NL-52-5
1956 NL-64-2
1957 NL-52-7

Saves
1955 NL-11-3
1956 NL-18-2
1957 NL-8-8

Games Finished
1955 NL-27-4
1956 NL-47-1
1957 NL-26-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 19 (1086) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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