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Lonny Frey
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Birthdate: 8/23/1910    
Height / Weight: 5' 10" / 160 lbs. Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO, USA
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Lonnie Frey was a star second baseman and shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1940's. He was fast, smart and committed to playing winning baseball. In 1940, he led the National League in stolen bases with 22. Twice he led the league in fielding percentage for second baseman and in double plays.

Lonny Frey made 3 All-Star teams 1939, 41 & 43. In six straight years Frey hit 20 or more doubles 1938-43 and then in 1944 went into the U.S. Military, serving 2 full years. He returned in 1946 at the age of 36 and played two more seasons before retiring from baseball. Lonny Frey was an hustling glove man and played in 3 World Series, including 2 with the Reds in 1939 & 1940. His career stats: 1535 games, 1482 hits, .269 BA.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
16 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1933 BRO (NL) 34 135 25 43 5 3 0 12 13 13 4 0 0 0 2 0 .319 .378 SLG
1934 BRO (NL) 125 490 77 139 24 5 8 57 52 54 11 0 0 5 9 0 .284 .358 SLG
1935 BRO (NL) 131 515 88 135 35 11 11 77 66 68 6 0 0 5 2 0 .262 .352 SLG
1936 BRO (NL) 148 524 63 146 29 4 4 60 71 56 7 0 0 4 8 0 .279 .369 SLG
1937 CHC (NL) 78 198 33 55 9 3 1 22 33 15 6 0 0 0 7 0 .278 .381 SLG
1938 CIN (NL) 124 501 76 133 26 6 4 36 49 50 4 0 0 0 7 0 .265 .331 SLG
1939 CIN (NL) 125 484 95 141 27 9 11 55 72 46 5 0 0 4 25 0 .291 .388 SLG
1940 CIN (NL) 150 563 102 150 23 6 8 54 80 48 22 0 0 3 17 0 .266 .361 SLG
1941 CIN (NL) 146 543 78 138 29 5 6 59 72 37 16 0 0 3 11 0 .254 .345 SLG
1942 CIN (NL) 141 523 66 139 23 6 2 39 87 38 9 0 0 2 8 0 .266 .373 SLG
1943 CIN (NL) 144 586 78 154 20 8 2 43 76 56 7 0 0 0 5 0 .263 .347 SLG
1946 CIN (NL) 111 333 46 82 10 3 3 24 63 31 5 0 0 1 3 0 .246 .368 SLG
1947 CHC (NL) 24 43 4 9 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .277 SLG
1947 NYY (AL) 24 28 10 5 2 0 0 2 10 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .179 .410 SLG
1948 NYG (NL) 29 51 6 13 1 0 1 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .309 SLG
1948 NYY (AL) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
16 years   1535 5517 848 1482 263 69 61 549 752 525 105 0 0 28 105 0 .269 .359 .SLG



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