Fred Whitfield (original) (raw)
Fred Whitfield
| Full name Fred Dwight Whitfield |
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| Born January 7, 1938, Vandiver, Alabama |
| Died January 31, 2013, Gadsden, Alabama |
| Buried at Lawleys Chapel Cemetery, Sterrett, Alabama |
| First Game: May 27, 1962; Final Game: August 11, 1970 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190 |
| Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1965) |
| Ejections: 1967 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Batting RecordYear Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1962 STL N Daily Splits 73 158 20 42 7 1 8 34 7 1 30 1 0 1 0 4 6 1 0 .266 .299 .475 -0.2 1962 STL N 1963 CLE A Daily Splits 109 346 44 87 17 3 21 54 24 5 61 4 2 7 0 8 1 0 1 .251 .302 .500 -0.1 1963 CLE A 1964 CLE A Daily Splits 101 293 29 79 13 1 10 29 12 3 58 2 2 2 0 1 5 0 5 .270 .301 .423 -1.0 1964 CLE A 1965 CLE A Daily Splits 132 468 49 137 23 1 26 90 16 7 42 2 2 4 0 5 12 2 2 .293 .316 .513 1.4 1965 CLE A 1966 CLE A Daily Splits 137 502 59 121 15 2 27 78 27 9 76 4 0 5 0 11 7 1 2 .241 .283 .440 -1.3 1966 CLE A 1967 CLE A Daily Splits 100 257 24 56 10 0 9 31 25 8 45 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 3 .218 .290 .362 -0.3 1967 CLE A 1968 CIN N Daily Splits 87 171 15 44 8 0 6 32 9 1 29 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 .257 .302 .409 -0.3 1968 CIN N 1969 CIN N Daily Splits 74 74 2 11 0 0 1 8 18 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .315 .189 -0.5 1969 CIN N 1970 MON N Daily Splits 4 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 .125 .067 -0.2 1970 MON N Total NL ( 4 Years) 238 418 37 98 15 1 15 74 35 2 89 3 0 1 0 8 10 1 3 .234 .298 .383 -1.2 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 579 1866 205 480 78 7 93 282 104 32 282 13 7 18 0 27 29 6 13 .257 .298 .456 -1.3 Total AL Total ( 9 Years) Splits 817 2284 242 578 93 8 108 356 139 34 371 16 7 19 0 35 39 7 16 .253 .298 .443 -2.5 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding RecordYear Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1962 STL N Daily Splits 1B 38 30 15 262 282 25 4 32 0 .987 1963 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 92 85 74 768 690 51 10 64 0 .987 1964 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 79 71 39 597.1 596 36 5 63 0 .992 1965 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 122 110 95 1006.1 932 80 7 79 0 .993 1966 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 132 129 122 1159.1 1104 76 11 96 0 .991 1967 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 66 61 43 531.2 494 49 4 51 0 .993 1968 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 41 33 18 272.2 285 21 6 28 0 .981 1969 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 14 6 4 62.1 57 8 1 5 0 .985 1970 MON N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 33.1 34 7 1 3 0 .976 Total ( 9 Years) Splits 1B 588 529 414 4693 4474 353 49 421 0 .990 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason 5-16-1967 BOX CLE A Lou DiMuro Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1956).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (@March, 1956).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (1957).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (@March, 1957).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (1958).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ron Taylor and Jack Kubiszyn (December 15, 1962).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with George Culver and Bob Raudman to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tommy Harper (November 21, 1967).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (1970).
Signed by Montreal Expos (April 2, 1970).