Tony Freitas

Tony Freitas Minor Leagues
Birthdate 5/5/1908
Death Date 3/14/1994
Debut Year 1928
Year of Induction
Teams Athletics, MiLB, Reds
Position Pitcher

Tony Freitas pitched in 107 MLB games and 748 more in the minors; his 348 victories in the Minor Leagues are the most ever by a left-hander.

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Tony Freitas signed this 94 victories into his 373-win career in 1934

Tony Freitas signed this 94 victories into his 373-win career in 1934

Tony Freitas dropped this postcard by the post office on August 11th, 1934. By that time he had 19 big league wins and 75 minor league victories. Freitas was 26 years old and just 7 years into his 23-year professional career. Though he’d win only six more big league contests his best years wer
The postmark gives rich context to the autograph

The postmark gives rich context to the autograph

Government postcards are a favorite medium for autograph collectors. Such cards provide rich context of the time and place of the signature. This one reveals an August 16, 1934 postmark from Cincinnati. That day at Crosley Field the Reds beat Casey Stengel‘s Brooklyn Dodgers 9-1. Hall of Famer
Tony Freitas won 373 games in his 23-year professional pitching career

Tony Freitas won 373 games in his 23-year professional pitching career

Tony Freitas pitched in over 100 games for five big league teams from 1932-1936. He broke in with Philadelphia Athletics and earned a dozen victories for Connie Mack’s 97-win team. After pitching 19 games for the Athletics in ’33, Freitas was traded twice before landing in Cincinnati. Fr

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