| Lonny Frey | ||
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| Second Baseman/Shortstop | ||
| Born: August 23, 1910 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| August 29, 1933 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| September 28, 1948 for the New York Giants |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 269 | |
| Hits | 1482 | |
| Runs batted in | 549 | |
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Linus Reinhard (Lonny) Frey (born August 23, 1910) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933-1936), Chicago Cubs (1937, 1947), Cincinnati Reds (1938-1943, 1946), New York Yankees (1947-1948) and New York Giants (1948). In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1 All-Star Game The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning the Series in seven games for their second championship their The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Frey began his career as a switch hitter and continued to bat from both sides of the plate until the end of 1938. Starting in 1939, he batted exclusively from the left side of the plate. He threw right-handed.
Frey started at shortstop with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933 and switched to second base after leading the National League in errors in 1935 (44) and 1936 (51). Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Traded to the Chicago Cubs before the 1936 season he developed as a competent second baseman. He enjoyed his best years with the Cincinnati Reds, helping them to reach two consecutive World Series, after hit . For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. 291 with 11 home runs and 95 runs in 1939, and leading the National League with 22 stolen bases in 1940 while scoring 102 runs. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning the Series in seven games for their second championship their Five days before the 1940 World Series against Detroit, Frey injured his foot when he dropped the iron lid of the dugout water cooler on it. Eddie Joost replaced him at second base for the W. S.
A three-time All-Star, he also led the NL second basemen twice each in fielding percentage and double plays (1940 and 1943). The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. After missing two full seasons while serving in World War II, his career faded. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1947 he divided his playing time between the Cubs and the New York Yankees, as he was a member of the Yankees team that won the 1947 World Series. The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since He played his final game with the New York Giants in 1948.
In a 14-season career, Frey was a . 269 hitter with 61 home runs, 549 RBI, 848 runs, 105 stolen bases, and a . 359 on base percentage in 1535 games played. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
In 1961 Frey was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, and in 1969, as part of the franchise's 100th anniversary, he was selected the Reds all-time second baseman. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame was instituted in 1958 to recognize the career of former Cincinnati Reds players managers and front-office executives
As of July 2007 Frey (97) is recognized as the third-oldest living major league ballplayer and the oldest living All-Star. This list includes living Major League Baseball players age or older He is also the last living player to play for all three New York baseball teams.
See also
- List of oldest living Major League Baseball players
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
External links
| Preceded by Stan Hack & Lee Handley |
National League Stolen Base Champion 1940 |
Succeeded by Danny Murtaugh |
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