:John Freeman (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1901–1958)}}

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John Edward Freeman (January 24, 1901 – April 14, 1958) was an American baseball player.

Freeman was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1927 season. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=8}}, 160 lb., Freeman batted and threw right-handed. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was signed out of the College of the Holy Cross.

Freeman went hitless in two at-bats in four games. As a defensive replacement, he played three games at center field (2) and left field (1) and did not have a fielding chance.

Freeman died in Washington, D.C., at age 57.

Sources

{{Baseballstats|br=f/freemjo01|brm=freema002joh}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/F/Pfreej101.htm Retrosheet], or [http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/c878a571 SABR Biography Project]

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Category:1901 births

Category:1958 deaths

Category:Atlanta Crackers players

Category:Baseball players from Boston

Category:Boston Red Sox players

Category:Holy Cross Crusaders baseball players

Category:Major League Baseball outfielders

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