Johnny Frederick
Encyclopedia
John Henry Frederick was a Major League Baseball
outfielder
. He played six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, hitting over .300
for his career. He led off a game with a home run
10 times with the Dodgers, second in franchise history.
Frederick began his professional baseball career in 1921 and broke into the majors in 1929. That year, he started off strong at the plate and led the National League
with 52 doubles. In 1932, Frederick blasted six pinch-hit home runs, setting a major league record that stood for 68 years.
Before the 1935 season, the Dodgers traded Frederick to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League
, where he hit a career-high .363. In 2005, he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
. He played six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, hitting over .300
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
for his career. He led off a game with a home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
10 times with the Dodgers, second in franchise history.
Frederick began his professional baseball career in 1921 and broke into the majors in 1929. That year, he started off strong at the plate and led the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
with 52 doubles. In 1932, Frederick blasted six pinch-hit home runs, setting a major league record that stood for 68 years.
Before the 1935 season, the Dodgers traded Frederick to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
, where he hit a career-high .363. In 2005, he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.