Fred Beck
1909–1915 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Chicago Whales, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
638G
.252AVG
.301OBP
.360SLG
More career statistics
536H
33HR
251RBI
31SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 638 | 637 |
| Batting · At bats | 2,130 | 2,135 |
| Batting · Doubles | 78 | 79 |
| Batting · Hits | 536 | 535 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 193 | 228 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,328 | 2,332 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 31 | 33 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 2,328 | 2,130 | 191 | 536 | 78 | 27 | 33 | 251 | 122 | 193 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 767 | .252 | .301 | .360 | .661 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1914-09-07 to 1914-09-17
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1910-07-20 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1910-06-28 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1910-05-13 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 1036 | 229 | 20 | 118 | 63 | 90 | .244 | .282 | .363 |
| Away | 346 | 1296 | 306 | 13 | 133 | 59 | 138 | .255 | .282 | .356 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 208 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 21 | .203 | .240 | .283 |
| May | 112 | 409 | 79 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 38 | .212 | .235 | .295 |
| June | 96 | 336 | 89 | 7 | 49 | 20 | 35 | .289 | .324 | .442 |
| July | 113 | 413 | 110 | 11 | 55 | 17 | 42 | .284 | .308 | .436 |
| August | 121 | 455 | 109 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 45 | .259 | .286 | .361 |
| September | 109 | 397 | 83 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 39 | .233 | .275 | .306 |
| October | 32 | 114 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | .265 | .316 | .373 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 57 | 193 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | .193 | .223 | .265 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 52 | 203 | 39 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 22 | .214 | .232 | .302 |
| new-york-giants | 52 | 188 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 27 | .239 | .266 | .352 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 52 | 185 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 23 | .222 | .232 | .351 |
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 187 | 51 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | .295 | .321 | .387 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 47 | 157 | 50 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 7 | .347 | .376 | .507 |
| st-louis-terriers | 45 | 174 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | .252 | .328 | .371 |
| buffalo-blues | 41 | 145 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 20 | .256 | .297 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  Boston Braves | 99 | 335 | 66 | 2 | 33 | 5 | .197 | – | – |
| 1910 | Boston Braves | 155 | 571 | 157 | 10 | 61 | 8 | .275 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 105 | 297 | 75 | 5 | 43 | 6 | .253 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Chicago Whales | 157 | 558 | 155 | 11 | 74 | 9 | .278 | – | – |
| 1915 | Chicago Whales | 121 | 374 | 82 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .219 | – | – |