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Roger Freed

Positions: Rightfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: June 2, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: January 9, 1996 in Chino, CA

Buried: Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA).

High School: Baldwin Park HS (Baldwin Park, CA)

School: Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA)

Debut: September 18, 1970 (Age 24-108d, 13,082nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1979 (Age 33-118d)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Roger Vernon Freed

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

717

176

.246

RBI

109

OBP

.334

SLG

.381

OPS

.715

OPS+

100

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 4 tying, 8 go ahead

3 Tms
PHI	12
STL	9
CIN	1

Platoon
vs LHP	13
vs RHP	9

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	8

Outs
2	9
0	7
1	6

12 Opps
ATL	4
LAD	3
MON	3
NYM	2
PIT	2
PHI	2
SFG	1
STL	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
HOU	1

20 Pitchers
George Stone	3
Jerry Reuss	1
Balor Moore	1
Charlie Hough	1
Burt Hooton	1
Bob Johnson	1
Joe Sambito	1
Rudy May	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Jim Kaat	1
Randy Jones	1
Jon Matlack	1
Craig Swan	1
Jim Colborn	1
Jim Barr	1
Randy Lerch	1
Phil Niekro	1
Reggie Cleveland	1
Howie Reed	1
Pete Richert	1

11 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	7
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	11
9	3
8	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	5
12-	3
-2-	3
123	2
-23	1

44 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	8
1 on	8
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	14

Inning
1	4
2	2
4	4
5	1
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	7
7-end	9

RelScore
+2	1
+1	5
Tied	4
-1	6
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	4
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	13
PH	5
1B	3
LF	1

OrderPos
4th	5
6th	5
5th	4
9th	3
7th	2
2nd	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1971-04-11	PHI		MON	Howie Reed	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	123	4	6	9	0.097	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Montañez Scores; D. Johnson Scores; J. Briggs Scores
2	2	2	1	1971-04-25	PHI	@	STL	Reggie Cleveland	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.134	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1971-06-27 (1)	PHI		PIT	Bob Johnson	behind 3-4	b 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.248	58%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1971-08-02	PHI		ATL	George Stone	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1	5	9	0.113	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1971-08-04	PHI		ATL	Phil Niekro	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	-2-	2	7	9	0.178	86%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Money Scores
6	6	6	1	1971-09-26	PHI	@	CHC	Jim Colborn	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	12-	3	8	7	0.166	88%		Home Run (LF-CF); G. Luzinski Scores; D. Doyle Scores
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1972-05-02	PHI	@	LAD	Pete Richert	ahead 5-4	t 8	1	---	1	9	9	0.124	88%		Home Run
8	8	2	1	1972-06-13 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	Ross Grimsley	behind 1-4	t 8	2	---	1	5	9	0.034	6%		Home Run
9	9	3	1	1972-06-21	PHI	@	ATL	George Stone	behind 6-7	t 7	0	---	1	2	PH	0.203	50%		Home Run
10	10	4	1	1972-07-16	PHI	@	SFG	Jim Barr	behind 5-10	t 9	2	1--	2	4	9	0.002	0%		Home Run; T. Hutton Scores
11	11	5	1	1972-08-13 (2)	PHI		MON	Balor Moore	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	5	9	0.176	76%		Home Run; G. Luzinski Scores
12	12	6	1	1972-09-02 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	George Stone	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	12-	3	6	9	0.226	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Money Scores; J. Lis Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1974-09-18	CIN	@	SDP	Randy Jones	behind 2-3	t 6	1	-23	3	7	PH	0.311	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Bench Scores; T. Pérez Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1977-04-23	STL	@	PHI	Randy Lerch	behind 0-11	t 9	1	---	1	6	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1977-07-14	STL	@	PHI	Jim Kaat	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.173	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Hernandez Scores
16	16	3	1	1977-08-10	STL	@	NYM	Craig Swan	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.173	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Simmons Scores
17	17	4	1	1977-08-22	STL		LAD	Charlie Hough	behind 5-6	b 9	1	12-	3	9	PH	0.671	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); R. Bosetti Scores; M. Tyson Scores
18	18	5	1	1977-09-30 (2)	STL		NYM	Jon Matlack	behind 0-2	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.193	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Cruz Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1978-04-23 (2)	STL	@	PIT	Jerry Reuss	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.194	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Morales Scores
20	20	2	1	1978-04-24	STL	@	MON	Rudy May	behind 1-2	t 6	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.341	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Morales Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1979-05-01	STL		HOU	Joe Sambito	behind 3-6	b 11	2	123	4	2	PH	0.907	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Scott Scores; K. Oberkfell Scores; S. Swisher Scores
22	22	2	1	1979-06-12	STL	@	LAD	Burt Hooton	behind 2-9	t 9	0	---	1	9	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)