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Gene Freese
Gene Freese
	Third baseman
	Born: January 8, 1934; Wheeling, West Virginia
	Died: June 18, 2013 (aged 79); Metairie, Louisiana
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	April 13, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last appearance
	September 3, 1966, for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	115
Runs batted in	432
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1955–1958; 1964–1965); St. Louis Cardinals (1958); Philadelphia Phillies (1959); Chicago White Sox (1960; 1965–1966); Cincinnati Reds (1961–1963); Houston Astros (1966);
Career highlights and awards
	Played in 1961 World Series;

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Eugene Lewis Freese (January 8, 1934 – June 18, 2013) was a third baseman in American Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (1955-1966). A journeyman, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (twice), St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox (twice), Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros, batting .254 with 115 home runs in 1,115 games. He batted and threw right-handed.

Despite his well-traveled resume, Freese was an important cog on the 1961 National League champion Reds. Acquired in an off-season interleague deal with the White Sox, Freese reached career highs in home runs (26) and RBI (87) and played 151 games 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 hit only 1-of-16, including being the victim of one of two spectacular defensive plays by third-base counterpart Clete Boyer in the Series opener.

The following spring, Freese broke an ankle during a spring training intrasquad game^[1] and missed almost the entire 1962 season. He never regained his 1961 form, although he stayed in the Majors through 1966. His older brother, George Freese, briefly played Major League baseball and was a longtime scout and minor league manager.

Freese died on June 18, 2013.^[2]

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[1] Freese sidelined by broken ankle

[2] Former New Orleans baseball player Gene Freese dies at age 79

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 The following spring, Freese broke an ankle during a [[spring training]] intrasquad game<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19620306&id=6hYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IJoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7138,786059 Freese sidelined by broken ankle]</ref> and missed almost the entire {{by|1962}} season. He never regained his 1961 form, although he stayed in the Majors through 1966. His older brother, [[George Freese]], briefly played Major League baseball and was a longtime [[scout (sport)|scout]] and [[minor league]] manager.
-Freese died on June 18th 2013.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/former_new_orleans_baseball_pl.html Former New Orleans baseball player Gene Freese dies at age 79]</ref>
+Freese died on June 18, 2013.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/former_new_orleans_baseball_pl.html Former New Orleans baseball player Gene Freese dies at age 79]</ref>
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