Gene Freese
1955–1966 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,115G
.254AVG
.305OBP
.418SLG
877H
115HR
433RBI
52SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,115 | 3,781 | 3,446 | 430 | 877 | 161 | 28 | 115 | 433 | 240 | 536 | 52 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 1,439 | .254 | .305 | .418 | .723 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1961-06-04 to 1961-06-16
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1955-07-22 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1960-07-26 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1955-05-30 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 566 | 1856 | 425 | 50 | 215 | 129 | 271 | .254 | .298 | .419 |
| Away | 549 | 1925 | 452 | 65 | 218 | 111 | 265 | .255 | .292 | .416 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 83 | 236 | 53 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 32 | .250 | .292 | .363 |
| May | 214 | 722 | 168 | 24 | 103 | 46 | 111 | .255 | .296 | .416 |
| June | 208 | 700 | 165 | 16 | 74 | 44 | 94 | .257 | .299 | .407 |
| July | 211 | 696 | 172 | 25 | 90 | 44 | 103 | .273 | .310 | .463 |
| August | 233 | 840 | 189 | 27 | 80 | 49 | 119 | .245 | .283 | .407 |
| September | 163 | 577 | 126 | 18 | 59 | 40 | 74 | .240 | .288 | .409 |
| October | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .444 | .500 | .778 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 126 | 415 | 96 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 57 | .251 | .292 | .408 |
| milwaukee-braves | 126 | 439 | 99 | 16 | 58 | 27 | 46 | .247 | .287 | .435 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 125 | 441 | 98 | 10 | 45 | 26 | 59 | .241 | .281 | .350 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 104 | 366 | 85 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 57 | .252 | .295 | .398 |
| cincinnati-reds | 90 | 281 | 63 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 37 | .247 | .295 | .416 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 87 | 304 | 73 | 14 | 40 | 23 | 51 | .270 | .316 | .485 |
| san-francisco-giants | 81 | 258 | 60 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 33 | .251 | .295 | .381 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 62 | 219 | 54 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 30 | .271 | .306 | .452 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 455 | 115 | 14 | 44 | 5 | .253 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 207 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .208 | – | – |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 346 | 98 | 6 | 32 | 10 | .283 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 209 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 400 | 107 | 23 | 70 | 8 | .268 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Chicago White Sox | 127 | 455 | 124 | 17 | 79 | 10 | .273 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Cincinnati Reds | 152 | 575 | 159 | 26 | 87 | 8 | .277 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 42 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 217 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 4 | .244 | – | – |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 99 | 289 | 65 | 9 | 40 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 112 | 30 | 1 | 12 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros | 69 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 3 | .180 | – | – |