Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1970 to 1972, 1974, 1976 to 1979), he played at the outfielder and first-base positions with the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and St. Louis Cardinals. Born Roger Vernon Freed, he attended Baldwin High School (California), prior to being selected by Baltimore during the 1966 Amateur Draft. He distinguished himself while with the Rochester Red Wings, when he belted 24 home runs, with 130 RBIs and a .334 batting average, earning International League MVP honors in 1970. He was promoted to the Major Leagues and marked his debut on September 18th, 1970, appearing in 4 games with the Orioles' team that went onto win the World Series that year. The following offseason, he was acquired by the Phillies and yielded the first grand-slam in the history of Veterans Stadium on April 11th, 1971, while recording a career-high 118 games played. Freed found his niche as a reliable pinch-hitter with the Cardinals (1977 to 1979) and during the 1977 season, he produced 33 hits in 49 games for an astounding .398 batting average. In 344 regular season games, he compiled 176 hits with a .245 lifetime batting average. He extended his playing career in the Puerto Rico Winter League. He died at the age of 49 from heart related issues.
Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1970 to 1972, 1974, 1976 to 1979), he played at the outfielder and first-base positions with the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and St. Louis Cardinals. Born Roger Vernon Freed, he attended Baldwin High School (California), prior to being selected by Baltimore during the 1966 Amateur Draft. He distinguished himself while with the Rochester Red Wings, when he belted 24 home runs, with 130 RBIs and a .334 batting average, earning International League MVP honors in 1970. He was promoted to the Major Leagues and marked his debut on September 18th, 1970, appearing in 4 games with the Orioles' team that went onto win the World Series that year. The following offseason, he was acquired by the Phillies and yielded the first grand-slam in the history of Veterans Stadium on April 11th, 1971, while recording a career-high 118 games played. Freed found his niche as a reliable pinch-hitter with the Cardinals (1977 to 1979) and during the 1977 season, he produced 33 hits in 49 games for an astounding .398 batting average. In 344 regular season games, he compiled 176 hits with a .245 lifetime batting average. He extended his playing career in the Puerto Rico Winter League. He died at the age of 49 from heart related issues.
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