DAVID FREESE: 2011 WORLD SERIES MVP Bloomberg A LOOK AT ALL FREESE’S SUCCESSFUL HITS IN 2011 ON A 3-2 COUNT SPORTS Experts debate whether clutch hitters exist statistically. Decide for yourself: Bloomberg Sports can show all the hits and video for any split. In 2011 Freese hit 25 pitches into play on a 3-2 count. 14 were out. Here are the other 11 and two other significant plays.
Strike Zone Hit Trajectory Pitches faced by Freese Total In Play Percent Full season all pitches 1710 303 18% Regular season 3-2 pitches 82 20 24% Post season 3-2 pitches 17 5 29% Freese hit more frequently under a full count, and even more post-season full-count.
Pitch and Hit Timeline TT, 10 3 4 6 8 2 11 1 HBP 5 7 9
4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 7 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 April May June July August September October
1. Apr 8. Tie game 0-0, 2. Apr 28. Houston leads 4-1, HBP. Hit by Pitch May 1. 3. Aug 1. Milwaukee leads 5-2, 6th 4. Aug 9. Tied 3-3 vs. Milwaukee, 5. Aug 16. Pitts- 6. Aug 28. St. Louis 7. Sep 2. Cincinatti 8. Sep 16. Tied Philadelphia 1-1, 9. Oct 16. Game 6 TT. Tying Triple Oct 27. Game 6 10. Oct 27. Winning run. Game 11. Oct 28. Game 7 2nd inning. Freese 6th inning. Freese singles off a 6th inning vs. Atlanta. inning. Freese singles off a fastball from bottom of the 8th. Freese singles off burgh leads 3-2, leads 5-4, bottom of 7th,, leads 6-5 bottom 6th. 3rd inning, runner on 1st. Freese NLCS.St. Louis leads of World Series. St. Louis down 6 of World Series. Bottom of the of World Series. Texas doubles off a fastball fastball from Nelson Figueroa to Freese hit in left wrist off a Zack Greinke to right field advancing a fastball from Francisco Rodriguez. 6th inning, runner runners on 1st and 2nd. Freese gets a solo singles off a fastball from Vance 6-4 over Milwaukee 3 games to 2. Texas leads 7-5 11th, tied at 9-9. Freese gets a leads 2-0. Bottom of 1st, from Jonathan Sanchez left field. sinker from Scott Linebrink. Holliday to 3rd and Berkman to 2nd. “It’s a soft liner, might have on first. Freese Freese singles off Chris home run off a splitter Worley. Pujols is tagged out in 3rd inning. Freese bottom 9th, 2 out, runners at 1st walk-off homer off a fastball from with runners at 1st and to right field. “Freese has been right on a Shakes it off, continues to “And the bases are loaded. The broken his bat, doesn’t doubles off a slider Resop fastball. from Jose Arredondo. running from 1st base to 3rd. doubles on a line and 2nd. Count 1-2. Texas one Mark Lowe sending the Series to 2nd with 2 out. Freese couple of pitches tonight. play, but then misses next Cardinals have bounced right back. matter, it’s hit number two from Jeff Karstens. “Broken bat, base “Freese opposite drive off a fastball from strike away from winning World game 7. doubles off a fastball from He’s looking pretty good at 51 games from fracture. Now they threaten in the 6th.” for David Freese!” “The run producer hit, Holliday will field home run! Chris Narveson. Series. Freese hits a two run tri- “Freese hits it in the air to Matt Harrison. the plate in this series.” “Oooo. You could hear produces again.” score and Freese Home run number ple off a fastball from Neftali Feliz. center… and we will see you “This is going to tie that one.” wins the battle!” 9 this year and the “Freese has tied it 7-7. tomorrow night.” it! David Freese, what game is 6-6!” Unbelievable.” a roll.”
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