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- Fred_Whitfield abstract "Fred Dwight Whitfield (January 7, 1938 – January 31, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, he appeared in the Major Leagues from 1962 to 1970, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and also for with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.He was born in Vandiver, Alabama, one of four children of William Theodore and Inez Clarice (Brasher) Whitfield. He attended Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama. At age 19, he married Helen Leverton of Gadsden, Alabama on February 9, 1957 and their household eventually numbered six children.Whitfield was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. He made his big league debut at age 24 on May 27, 1962. Pinch-hitting for future Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, he drew a walk off Bob Shaw of the Milwaukee Braves, but was promptly erased in a double play. Two days later he made his first start, going 1-for-4 at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, with his first hit a fourth inning RBI single off Al McBean that scored Red Schoendienst.His prime seasons were 1963–66, with seasons of 21, 10, 26 and 27 home runs with a single-season high of 27 (fifth in the American League) in 1966 and single-season highs in 1965 with a .293 batting average and 90 runs batted in. He was named first baseman on the 1965 The Sporting News American League all-star team.His career batting average was .253 with a total of 108 home runs and 356 runs batted in.After leaving baseball, he was employed as a shipping clerk by Anderson Electric in Vandiver. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed playing bluegrass music and gospel music on his guitar and was active in a gospel group that included his wife and other family members.He died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 75 on January 31, 2013. His survivors included his wife of nearly 56 years, Helen; a daughter and five sons and their spouses; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.".
- Fred_Whitfield birthDate "1938-01-07".
- Fred_Whitfield birthPlace Vandiver,_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield birthYear "1938".
- Fred_Whitfield deathDate "2013-01-31".
- Fred_Whitfield deathPlace Gadsden,_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield deathYear "2013".
- Fred_Whitfield debutTeam St._Louis_Cardinals.
- Fred_Whitfield position First_baseman.
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- Fred_Whitfield wikiPageLength "4745".
- Fred_Whitfield wikiPageOutDegree "55".
- Fred_Whitfield wikiPageRevisionID "681727659".
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- Fred_Whitfield wikiPageWikiLinkText "Fred Whitfield".
- Fred_Whitfield bats "Left".
- Fred_Whitfield birthDate "1938-01-07".
- Fred_Whitfield birthPlace Vandiver,_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield dateOfBirth "1938-01-07".
- Fred_Whitfield dateOfDeath "2013-01-31".
- Fred_Whitfield deathDate "2013-01-31".
- Fred_Whitfield deathPlace Gadsden,_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield debutdate "--05-27".
- Fred_Whitfield debutleague "MLB".
- Fred_Whitfield debutteam St._Louis_Cardinals.
- Fred_Whitfield finaldate "--08-11".
- Fred_Whitfield finalleague "MLB".
- Fred_Whitfield finalteam Montreal_Expos.
- Fred_Whitfield name "Fred Whitfield".
- Fred_Whitfield name "Whitfield, Fred".
- Fred_Whitfield placeOfBirth "Vandiver, Alabama".
- Fred_Whitfield placeOfDeath Gadsden,_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield position First_baseman.
- Fred_Whitfield shortDescription "American baseball player".
- Fred_Whitfield stat1label Batting_average.
- Fred_Whitfield stat1value "0.253".
- Fred_Whitfield stat2label "Home runs".
- Fred_Whitfield stat2value "108".
- Fred_Whitfield stat3label Run_batted_in.
- Fred_Whitfield stat3value "356".
- Fred_Whitfield statleague "MLB".
- Fred_Whitfield teams "*St. Louis Cardinals *Cleveland Indians *Cincinnati Reds *Montreal Expos".
- Fred_Whitfield throws "Left".
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- Fred_Whitfield description "American baseball player".
- Fred_Whitfield description "American baseball player".
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:1938_births.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:2013_deaths.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:Atlanta_Crackers_players.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:Baseball_players_from_Alabama.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:Buffalo_Bisons_(minor_league)_players.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:Charleston_Marlins_players.
- Fred_Whitfield subject Category:Cincinnati_Reds_players.