Fred Dwight Whitfield was a Major League Baseball

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 first baseman. He played from 1962 to 1970, primarily for the Cleveland Indians

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, but also for with the St. Louis Cardinals

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, Cincinnati Reds

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, and Montreal Expos

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. During his prime he had a good batting average (hitting .270 and .293) and had decent power, hitting 26 and 27 home runs. However, aside from two years when he played well, Whitfield usually hit much worse. His career batting average was .253.

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