P Les Freedman #3
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
P LES FREEDMAN #3 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/15/1940
Born in:McKeesport, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 86 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 16th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1961 New York - FABL 21 27 0 3 0 5 4.24 40.1 30 19 19 3 26 22 0 0 1.39 .223 4.24 0.1 99
1962 New York - FABL 22 27 27 10 11 0 4.65 170.1 162 96 88 25 76 103 2 1 1.40 .259 5.13 1.2 99
1963 New York - FABL 23 34 34 10 13 0 3.69 227.0 202 100 93 29 68 168 4 0 1.19 .264 4.17 3.0 113
1964 New York - FABL 24 15 15 4 7 0 4.79 94.0 80 55 50 20 34 53 0 0 1.21 .211 5.53 -1.1 74
1965 New York - FABL 25 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.71 .176 2.84 0.1 999
1967 New York - FABL 27 20 0 1 6 0 6.75 24.0 28 18 18 5 16 15 0 0 1.83 .295 5.62 -0.7 48
Total FABL 126 76 28 37 5 4.30 561.1 505 288 268 82 221 364 6 1 1.29 .251 4.74 2.6 95
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Ottumwa - R 18 13 13 2 7 0 5.36 90.2 73 56 54 11 87 66 5 1 1.76 .244 6.57 0.6 112
1959 Ottumwa - R 19 9 9 5 2 0 4.94 62.0 70 38 34 7 53 74 2 0 1.98 .375 5.02 1.2 117
1959 Savannah - A 19 9 9 3 5 0 2.33 77.1 65 29 20 7 48 63 6 0 1.46 .264 4.42 1.2 201
1960 Savannah - A 20 4 4 4 0 0 3.34 35.0 31 15 13 5 11 21 3 0 1.20 .239 5.01 0.4 150
1960 Wilmington - A 20 15 15 3 7 0 3.45 101.2 77 51 39 8 78 102 2 0 1.52 .264 3.73 1.4 110
1960 Reading - AA 20 11 11 3 5 0 4.38 61.2 47 32 30 5 28 44 1 1 1.22 .231 3.74 0.8 82
1961 Reading - AA 21 9 9 4 4 0 4.14 54.1 46 26 25 8 27 50 0 0 1.34 .271 4.50 0.3 92
1961 Toledo - AAA 21 10 10 4 1 0 2.29 63.0 46 17 16 7 20 45 0 0 1.05 .220 4.31 0.7 179
1964 Reading - AA 24 10 10 4 3 0 3.96 61.1 54 28 27 12 23 48 0 0 1.26 .244 4.80 -0.0 93
1964 Toledo - AAA 24 5 5 3 1 0 2.14 33.2 31 8 8 1 5 19 0 0 1.07 .283 3.17 0.9 191
1965 Albany - A 25 9 8 5 3 0 4.32 66.2 56 34 32 4 40 61 2 0 1.44 .280 3.58 0.9 80
1965 Reading - AA 25 15 14 6 3 0 2.62 89.1 78 28 26 3 30 80 0 0 1.21 .305 2.46 2.8 139
1966 Albany - A 26 11 11 5 4 0 1.84 93.0 75 22 19 7 37 109 4 1 1.20 .300 2.50 2.5 175
1966 Reading - AA 26 15 15 5 4 0 4.53 89.1 71 47 45 3 56 88 0 0 1.42 .282 3.89 1.6 94
1967 Fresno - A 27 2 1 1 0 1 0.87 10.1 5 1 1 1 3 8 0 0 0.77 .148 3.58 0.2 444
1967 Albany - A 27 10 10 4 3 0 3.22 81.0 63 31 29 5 46 75 3 1 1.35 .270 3.61 0.7 98
1967 Reading - AA 27 4 4 1 1 0 3.60 25.0 17 10 10 2 10 21 0 0 1.08 .221 3.60 0.3 93
1968 Fresno - A 28 5 4 3 0 0 2.45 29.1 17 8 8 1 12 26 0 0 0.99 .211 3.00 0.7 161
1968 Albany - A 28 17 17 5 7 0 4.14 126.0 101 66 58 10 65 131 3 2 1.32 .283 3.23 2.1 81
1968 Reading - AA 28 4 4 1 1 0 2.74 23.0 15 7 7 2 15 21 0 0 1.30 .228 4.30 0.2 138
1969 Albany - A 29 21 21 11 6 0 2.28 170.0 133 49 43 7 67 185 11 4 1.18 .290 2.32 5.0 139
1969 Reading - AA 29 6 6 1 3 0 3.46 39.0 29 15 15 3 21 36 0 0 1.28 .268 3.52 0.7 108
1970 Fresno - A 30 8 4 3 1 1 3.47 36.1 21 15 14 4 22 55 0 0 1.18 .262 3.36 0.8 123
1970 Albany - A 30 18 12 8 4 1 2.26 107.1 67 31 27 5 63 98 7 2 1.21 .231 3.09 2.0 150
1971 Savannah - A 31 9 9 4 2 0 4.16 67.0 54 36 31 3 41 61 0 0 1.42 .276 3.57 0.8 85
1971 Wilmington - A 31 5 5 3 0 0 2.63 41.0 38 12 12 5 21 43 3 0 1.44 .306 3.54 0.6 135
Total EA 74 73 25 24 0 3.76 443.0 357 193 185 38 210 388 1 1 1.28 .265 3.75 101.0
Total MAL 106 99 44 34 1 2.96 786.2 610 296 259 51 417 804 35 10 1.31 .277 3.08 113.7
Total SEL 22 22 11 7 0 3.21 179.1 150 80 64 15 100 145 9 0 1.39 .263 4.22 127.4
Total COW 15 9 7 1 2 2.72 76.0 43 24 23 6 37 89 0 0 1.05 .220 3.25 151.9
Total UMVA 22 22 7 9 0 5.19 152.2 143 94 88 18 140 140 7 1 1.85 .296 5.94 113.8
Total CL 15 15 7 2 0 2.23 96.2 77 25 24 8 25 64 0 0 1.06 .244 3.91 182.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Ottumwa - R P 13 13 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 90.2 1.59 -0.4 1.202
1959 Savannah - A P 9 9 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 77.1 0.81 -1.3 .822
1959 Ottumwa - R P 9 9 1 7 1 9 1 .889 62.0 1.16 -1.4 .982
1960 Reading - AA P 11 11 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 61.2 0.73 -0.6 .985
1960 Wilmington - A P 15 15 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 101.2 1.06 -0.1 1.098
1960 Savannah - A P 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.6 .962
1961 New York - MLB P 27 0 2 3 0 7 2 .714 40.1 1.12 -0.7 .654
1961 Toledo - AAA P 10 10 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 63.0 1.29 +0.5 1.250
1961 Reading - AA P 9 9 2 3 0 6 1 .833 54.1 0.83 -0.1 .993
1962 New York - MLB P 27 27 8 14 0 24 2 .917 170.1 1.16 -2.5 .972
1963 New York - MLB P 34 34 15 25 4 41 1 .976 227.0 1.59 -1.0 1.020
1964 New York - MLB P 15 15 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 94.0 0.86 -0.2 .873
1964 Toledo - AAA P 5 5 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 33.2 2.41 +0.6 1.000
1964 Reading - AA P 10 10 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 61.1 0.59 -1.4 1.569
1965 New York - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1965 Reading - AA P 15 14 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 89.1 1.11 +1.3 1.061
1965 Albany - A P 9 8 5 5 0 12 2 .833 66.2 1.35 -0.3 .866
1966 Reading - AA P 15 15 2 6 0 10 2 .800 89.1 0.81 +1.6 1.019
1966 Albany - A P 11 11 1 5 1 7 1 .857 93.0 0.58 -0.2 1.297
1967 New York - MLB P 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 24.0 0.38 -0.1 1.039
1967 Reading - AA P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.3 1.019
1967 Albany - A P 10 10 2 10 1 12 0 1.000 81.0 1.33 +1.5 1.185
1967 Fresno - A P 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.2 1.037
1968 Reading - AA P 4 4 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 +0.7 2.030
1968 Albany - A P 17 17 8 12 0 21 1 .952 126.0 1.43 +0.0 .904
1968 Fresno - A P 5 4 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 29.1 0.92 +0.9 1.528
1969 Reading - AA P 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 39.0 0.69 +1.3 1.008
1969 Albany - A P 21 21 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 170.0 0.95 +0.7 1.188
1970 Albany - A P 18 12 6 10 2 16 0 1.000 107.1 1.34 +0.9 1.051
1970 Fresno - A P 8 4 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 36.1 1.49 +0.1 1.035
1971 Wilmington - A P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 41.0 0.66 -0.2 1.062
1971 Savannah - A P 9 9 5 6 0 12 1 .917 67.0 1.48 -1.0 .644
TOTAL P 379 316 101 189 15 304 14 .954 2295.2 1.14 -2.0 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of high school (Carrick; Pittsburgh, PA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 3, Pick 16, 48th overall pick).
07/22/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 8 strikeouts and 8 BB allowed!
09/04/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/12/1960 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
07/26/1960 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the New York Gothams, along with C Chubby Smith, SP Chuck Ayres, and RF Howie Taylor, in exchange for CF Earl Howe.
08/02/1960 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Harrisburg Red Wings with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/18/1961 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
07/13/1961 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
03/19/1962 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
04/17/1962 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
08/14/1962 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/15/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the New York Gothams development complex.
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/03/1963 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
06/23/1966 Strikes out 16 against the Camden Rockets.
06/29/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
03/20/1967 Injured (strained triceps),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/14/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/17/1968 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/28/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/26/1969 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Jersey City Arrows with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/15/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/03/1969 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Providence Clippers with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/25/1970 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
05/05/1970 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Providence Clippers with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/10/1970 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/27/1970 Wins the 1970 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Albany Knickerbockers!
04/05/1971 Released by the New York organization.
04/16/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
08/02/1971 Released by the Cleveland organization.
10/21/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1963 34 2
Year IP Rank
1963 227.0 7
Year HRA Rank
1962 25 8
1963 29 5
Year K Rank
1963 168 6
Year BABIP Rank
1962 .259 2
1963 .264 6
Year WHIP Rank
1963 1.19 8
Year K/BB Rank
1963 2.47 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1963 10.86 7
Year H/9 Rank
1962 8.56 8
1963 8.01 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1963 2.70 10
Year K/9 Rank
1963 6.66 9
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