Freddie Patek

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 148lb (165cm, 67kg)

Born: October 9, 1944 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Seguin HS (Seguin, TX)

Debut: June 3, 1968 (Age 23-238d, 12,696th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 36-359d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Frederick Joseph Patek

Nicknames: The Flea or The Cricket

Pronunciation: \PAW-tek\

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.1

5530

1340

.242

736

RBI

490

385

OBP

.309

SLG

.324

OPS

.633

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 25	KCR		BAL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
2	11	Apr 26	KCR		BAL	W,5-3	CG	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	SS
3	12	Apr 28	KCR		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
4	13	Apr 29	KCR		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
5	14	Apr 30	KCR		CLE	L,3-5	CG	68	16.0	1	8	0	9	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17 (2)	May 5	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
7	18	May 6	KCR	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	5	SS
8	19	May 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	6	1	8	0	SS
9	20	May 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	8	0	12	0	SS
10	21	May 10	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
11	22	May 13	KCR		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
12	23	May 14 (1)	KCR		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
13	24	May 14 (2)	KCR		DET	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
14	25	May 15	KCR		TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	SS
15	26	May 16	KCR		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	8	0	8	2	SS
16	27	May 17	KCR		TEX	L,3-4	CG	73	18.0	3	4	1	8	0	SS
17	28	May 19	KCR		OAK	W,16-1	GS	26	7.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
18	29	May 20	KCR		OAK	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
19	30	May 21	KCR		OAK	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
20	31	May 24	KCR		MIN	L,0-1	CG	43	12.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
21	32	May 25	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
22	33	May 26	KCR	@	CAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	1	6	1	8	0	SS
23	34	May 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
24	35	May 28	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
25	36	May 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
26	37	May 31	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	5	1	9	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	38	Jun 1	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
28	39	Jun 2	KCR		BOS	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
29	40	Jun 3	KCR		BOS	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
30	41	Jun 4 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
31	42	Jun 4 (2)	KCR		BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
32	43	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
33	44	Jun 7	KCR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
34	45	Jun 8	KCR		MIL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
35	46	Jun 9	KCR		NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
36	47	Jun 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
37	48	Jun 11	KCR		NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
38	49	Jun 13	KCR	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
39	50	Jun 14	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	2	1	2	5	0	SS
40	51	Jun 15	KCR	@	BOS	W,13-9	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
41	52	Jun 16	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	1	7	2	SS
42	53	Jun 17	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
43	54	Jun 18	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
44	55	Jun 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
45	56	Jun 23	KCR		MIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
46	57	Jun 24	KCR		MIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
47	58	Jun 25 (1)	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
48	59	Jun 25 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
49	60	Jun 26	KCR		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
50	61	Jun 27	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	SS
51	62	Jun 29 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
52	63	Jun 29 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	65 (1)	Jul 1	KCR		TEX	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	4	7	0	11	2	SS
54	66	Jul 2 (1)	KCR		TEX	L,5-7	CG	47	10.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
55	67	Jul 2 (2)	KCR		TEX	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
56	68	Jul 3	KCR		TEX	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	SS
57	69	Jul 4	KCR		DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
58	70	Jul 5	KCR		DET	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
59	71	Jul 6	KCR		DET	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
60	72	Jul 7	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
61	73	Jul 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
62	74	Jul 9 (1)	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
63	75	Jul 9 (2)	KCR	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
64	76	Jul 10	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
65	77	Jul 11	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	43	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
66	78	Jul 12	KCR	@	BAL	W,11-4	CG	38	10.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
67	79	Jul 13	KCR	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
68	80	Jul 14	KCR	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
69	81	Jul 15	KCR	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
70	82	Jul 16	KCR	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
71	83	Jul 18 (1)	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
72	84	Jul 18 (2)	KCR		CLE	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	4	6	0	10	3	SS
73	85	Jul 19	KCR		CLE	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	4	7	0	11	3	SS
74	86	Jul 20	KCR		BAL	L,5-8	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
75	87	Jul 21	KCR		BAL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
76	88	Jul 22	KCR		BAL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
77	89	Jul 23	KCR		BAL	L,4-8	GS	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
78	90	Jul 27 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	1	4	2	7	0	SS
79	91	Jul 27 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
80	92	Jul 28	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS	25	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
81	93	Jul 29	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	1	3	0	4	1	SS
82	94	Jul 30	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
83	95	Jul 31	KCR	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	96	Aug 1	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
85	97	Aug 2	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
86	98	Aug 4	KCR		CAL	L,5-6	CG	48	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
87	99	Aug 5	KCR		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
88	100	Aug 6 (1)	KCR		CAL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
89	101	Aug 6 (2)	KCR		CAL	L,2-3	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
90	102	Aug 7	KCR		OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
91	103	Aug 8	KCR		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	SS
92	104	Aug 9	KCR		OAK	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
93	105	Aug 11	KCR	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
94	109 (3)	Aug 15	KCR		NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
95	110	Aug 16	KCR		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
96	111	Aug 18	KCR		MIL	L,2-7	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
97	112	Aug 19	KCR		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	SS
98	113	Aug 20	KCR		MIL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
99	114	Aug 22	KCR		BOS	L,7-10	CG	49	9.0	1	4	2	7	1	SS
100	115	Aug 23	KCR		BOS	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
101	116	Aug 25 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	6	0	8	3	SS
102	117	Aug 25 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
103	118	Aug 26	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	7	1	11	2	SS
104	119	Aug 27 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	SS
105	120	Aug 27 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	73	15.1	4	7	0	11	1	SS
106	121	Aug 29	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	3	SS
107	122	Aug 30	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	8	0	8	0	SS
108	123	Aug 31	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	124	Sep 1	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
110	125	Sep 2	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
111	126	Sep 4	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
112	127	Sep 5	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
113	128	Sep 6	KCR		CAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
114	129	Sep 7	KCR		CAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
115	130	Sep 8 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
116	131	Sep 8 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
117	132	Sep 9	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	46	13.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
118	133	Sep 10	KCR		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
119	134	Sep 11	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	GS	26	8.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
120	135	Sep 12	KCR		CHW	L,0-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
121	136	Sep 13	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
122	137	Sep 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
123	138	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-11	GS	27	6.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
124	139	Sep 17	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	43	10.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
125	140	Sep 19	KCR	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	3	SS
126	141	Sep 20	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
127	142	Sep 21	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	7	0	12	3	SS
128	143	Sep 22	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
129	144	Sep 23	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	7	0	10	2	SS
130	148 (3)	Sep 27	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
131	149	Sep 28	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
132	150	Sep 29	KCR		OAK	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
133	151	Sep 30	KCR		OAK	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	SS
134	152	Oct 1	KCR		OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
135	153	Oct 3	KCR		TEX	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
136	154	Oct 4	KCR		TEX	W,4-0	GS	28	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
							136gm		1182.0	230	510	22	762	113