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{{short description|American baseball player (1926-2014)}}
{{Infobox MLB player
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|name=George Freese
|name=George Freese
|image=GeorgeFreesebowman.jpg
|image=GeorgeFreesebowman.jpg
|position=[[Third baseman]]
|position=[[Third baseman]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1926|9|12}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1926|9|12}}
|birth_place=[[Wheeling, West Virginia]]
|birth_place=[[Wheeling, West Virginia]], U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|2014|7|27|1926|9|12}}
|death_place=[[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 29
|debutdate=April 29
|debutyear=1953
|debutyear=1953
|debutteam=[Detroit Tigers
|debutteam=Detroit Tigers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 31
|finaldate=May 31
|finalyear=1961
|finalyear=1961
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average]]
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.257
|stat1value=.257
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=3
|stat2value=3
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|RBI]]
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=23
|stat3value=23
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
|teams=
*[[Detroit Tigers]] (1953)
*[[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1953}})
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1955)
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1955}})
*[[Chicago Cubs]] (1961)
*[[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1961}})
}}
}}


'''George Walter Freese''' (born September 12, 1926 in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]) was a [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1953, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in 1955 and [[Chicago Cubs]] in 1961. Freese attended [[West Virginia University]], where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[West Virginia Mountaineers baseball|Mountaineers]] in 1947.<ref name=wvu>{{cite web|title=West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/west_virginia_university_baseball_players.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=11 July 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/694Li3p9U|archivedate=2012-07-11}}</ref>
'''George Walter Freese''' (September 12, 1926 – July 27, 2014) was an American [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1953, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in 1955 and [[Chicago Cubs]] in 1961. Freese attended [[West Virginia University]], where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[West Virginia Mountaineers baseball|Mountaineers]] in 1947.<ref name=wvu>{{cite web|title=West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/west_virginia_university_baseball_players.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=11 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040406215753/http://baseball-almanac.com/college/west_virginia_university_baseball_players.shtml|url-status=live|archivedate=2004-04-06}}</ref> While at West Virginia he was a member of [[Phi Sigma Kappa]] fraternity.<ref name="Signet, Spring 1985">{{Cite journal
| journal = The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
| title = Phi Sigs in Baseball
| author=Jay Langhammer
| editor = Brett A. Champion
| date = Spring 1985
| volume=LXXVII |issue=1 |page=12
}}</ref>


He was later a member of the Cubs coaching staff from 1964–1965 and a minor league manager for the [[Bakersfield Dodgers]] in 1973-1974.
He was later a member of the Cubs coaching staff from 1964 to 1965 and a minor league manager in the [[California League]] for the [[Lodi Padres]] in 1971 and the [[Bakersfield Dodgers]] in 1973–1974.


The older brother of MLB third baseman [[Gene Freese]], George Freese lives in [[Portland, Oregon]], where he played three years of minor league baseball for the [[Portland Beavers]]. He was inducted into the [[Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/george_freese.html|title=George Freese - Baseball|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=May 17, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
The older brother of MLB third baseman [[Gene Freese]], George Freese lived in [[Portland, Oregon]], where he played three years of minor league baseball for the [[Portland Beavers]]. He was inducted into the [[Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/george_freese.html|title=George Freese - Baseball|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=May 17, 2010|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216175330/http://www.oregonsportshall.com/george_freese.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=george-walter-freese&pid=171945193 Obituary]


==External links==
==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=f/freesge01 |fangraphs= |cube=|brm=freese001geo}}
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=f/freesge01 |fangraphs= |cube=|brm=freese001geo}}


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 11 August 2024

George Freese
Third baseman
Born: (1926-09-12)September 12, 1926
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: July 27, 2014(2014-07-27) (aged 87)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 1953, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 1961, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.257
Home runs3
Runs batted in23
Teams

George Walter Freese (September 12, 1926 – July 27, 2014) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and Chicago Cubs in 1961. Freese attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers in 1947.[1] While at West Virginia he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.[2]

He was later a member of the Cubs coaching staff from 1964 to 1965 and a minor league manager in the California League for the Lodi Padres in 1971 and the Bakersfield Dodgers in 1973–1974.

The older brother of MLB third baseman Gene Freese, George Freese lived in Portland, Oregon, where he played three years of minor league baseball for the Portland Beavers. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Jay Langhammer (Spring 1985). Brett A. Champion (ed.). "Phi Sigs in Baseball". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXVII (1): 12.
  3. ^ "George Freese - Baseball". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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