Howard Freigau
1922–1928 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
580G
.272AVG
.322OBP
.370SLG
More career statistics
537H
15HR
226RBI
32SB
2Rare feats
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 · At bats | 1,974 | 1,975 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 13 | 28 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 161 | 162 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 32 | 34 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | 2,176 | 1,974 | 224 | 537 | 99 | 25 | 15 | 226 | 138 | 161 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 731 | .272 | .322 | .370 | .692 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1925-06-21 to 1925-07-14
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1924-06-04 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1926-04-30 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1924-06-04 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 289 | 1081 | 270 | 10 | 113 | 72 | 75 | .276 | .316 | .379 |
| Away | 291 | 1095 | 267 | 5 | 113 | 66 | 87 | .268 | .304 | .361 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 246 | 64 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 18 | .288 | .333 | .369 |
| May | 115 | 427 | 103 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 35 | .265 | .311 | .378 |
| June | 108 | 428 | 103 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 31 | .262 | .294 | .349 |
| July | 96 | 337 | 79 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 18 | .255 | .282 | .348 |
| August | 106 | 417 | 107 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 37 | .285 | .319 | .379 |
| September | 90 | 297 | 73 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 20 | .278 | .327 | .395 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .348 | .375 | .478 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 90 | 344 | 102 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 18 | .319 | .349 | .422 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 85 | 321 | 77 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 26 | .262 | .299 | .378 |
| new-york-giants | 84 | 301 | 71 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 27 | .254 | .292 | .330 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 82 | 302 | 67 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 24 | .245 | .285 | .343 |
| boston-braves | 76 | 300 | 73 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 17 | .284 | .327 | .377 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 73 | 279 | 69 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 24 | .274 | .319 | .369 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 49 | 178 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | .296 | .343 | .403 |
| chicago-cubs | 41 | 151 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | .221 | .245 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 358 | 94 | 1 | 36 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 376 | 101 | 2 | 40 | 10 | .269 | – | – |
| 1925 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 502 | 150 | 8 | 69 | 12 | .299 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Chicago Cubs | 140 | 508 | 137 | 3 | 52 | 6 | .270 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 86 | 20 | – | 9 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1928 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves | 70 | 144 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .243 | – | – |