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Roger Freed
Roger Vernon Freed (June 2, 1946 – January 9, 1996), was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, and St. Louis Cardinals, from 1970 to 1979.
Freed was one of four children of William and Margie Freed. He was a four-sport athlete at Baldwin Park High School in Baldwin Park, California, and attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California.
Freed was originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and played in their farm system for five seasons. In 1970, he was voted the International League Most Valuable Player while playing for the Rochester Red Wings. His first major league call-up was in September and he made his playing debut on September 18, 1970, starting in right field and batting cleanup, going 0-for-4 in a 5-4 Orioles' loss to the Cleveland Indians. His first hit came two days later, a single off the Indians' Phil Hennigan. He went 2-for-13 in four games with one RBI. Freed was traded from the Orioles to the Phillies for Grant Jackson, Jim Hutto and Sam Parrilla on December 15, 1970. He was a top prospect whose chances of dislodging Frank Robinson, Paul Blair, Don Buford or Merv Rettenmund from the Orioles outfield roster were becoming more unlikely.
In 1971, the Phillies installed Freed as their regular right fielder. Over the course of the season, however, he slowly saw less and less playing time, and he wound up playing 100 games that season, batting .221. That would be the closest Freed ever came to being a major league regular.
Freed spent 1972 coming off the bench as a pinch hitter. Freed did appear in more games in right field for the Phillies than anyone else, but his total was only 45 games as the Phillies rotated Tommy Hutton, Mike Anderson, Oscar Gamble and Bill Robinson through the position as well. Both Freed and Gamble were shipped off to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and minor league third baseman Terry Wedgewood on December 1, 1972.
Freed never played a game for the Indians, spending all of 1973 in the minors. He was then traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Blateric. He played in six games for the Reds in 1974, and then had his contract sold to the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican League.
He played in Mexico for all of 1975, but resurfaced with the Montreal Expos in 1976. Playing for the Denver Bears, he received his second minor league MVP award, this time in the American Association. Once again, a minor league MVP would earn Freed a September call-up, and Freed appeared in eight games in September for the Expos, going 3-for-15. At the end of the season, he was once again sent back to the minors, but in December he was rescued by the St. Louis Cardinals, who selected him in the rule 5 draft.
1977 proved to be a special year for Freed. Although he played in only 49 games, Freed became a popular player in St. Louis as he came through with a series of clutch pinch hits, and as the end of the season drew near he was in the rarified air of a batting average over .400.
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Roger Freed
Roger Vernon Freed (June 2, 1946 – January 9, 1996), was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, and St. Louis Cardinals, from 1970 to 1979.
Freed was one of four children of William and Margie Freed. He was a four-sport athlete at Baldwin Park High School in Baldwin Park, California, and attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California.
Freed was originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and played in their farm system for five seasons. In 1970, he was voted the International League Most Valuable Player while playing for the Rochester Red Wings. His first major league call-up was in September and he made his playing debut on September 18, 1970, starting in right field and batting cleanup, going 0-for-4 in a 5-4 Orioles' loss to the Cleveland Indians. His first hit came two days later, a single off the Indians' Phil Hennigan. He went 2-for-13 in four games with one RBI. Freed was traded from the Orioles to the Phillies for Grant Jackson, Jim Hutto and Sam Parrilla on December 15, 1970. He was a top prospect whose chances of dislodging Frank Robinson, Paul Blair, Don Buford or Merv Rettenmund from the Orioles outfield roster were becoming more unlikely.
In 1971, the Phillies installed Freed as their regular right fielder. Over the course of the season, however, he slowly saw less and less playing time, and he wound up playing 100 games that season, batting .221. That would be the closest Freed ever came to being a major league regular.
Freed spent 1972 coming off the bench as a pinch hitter. Freed did appear in more games in right field for the Phillies than anyone else, but his total was only 45 games as the Phillies rotated Tommy Hutton, Mike Anderson, Oscar Gamble and Bill Robinson through the position as well. Both Freed and Gamble were shipped off to the Cleveland Indians for Del Unser and minor league third baseman Terry Wedgewood on December 1, 1972.
Freed never played a game for the Indians, spending all of 1973 in the minors. He was then traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Steve Blateric. He played in six games for the Reds in 1974, and then had his contract sold to the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican League.
He played in Mexico for all of 1975, but resurfaced with the Montreal Expos in 1976. Playing for the Denver Bears, he received his second minor league MVP award, this time in the American Association. Once again, a minor league MVP would earn Freed a September call-up, and Freed appeared in eight games in September for the Expos, going 3-for-15. At the end of the season, he was once again sent back to the minors, but in December he was rescued by the St. Louis Cardinals, who selected him in the rule 5 draft.
1977 proved to be a special year for Freed. Although he played in only 49 games, Freed became a popular player in St. Louis as he came through with a series of clutch pinch hits, and as the end of the season drew near he was in the rarified air of a batting average over .400.
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