Marvin Freeman

Marvin Freeman
Pitcher
Born: April 10, 1963 (1963-04-10) (age 48) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1996 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	35-28
Earned run average	4.64
Strikeouts	383
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1986-88, 1990) Atlanta Braves (1990-93) Colorado Rockies (1994-96) Chicago White Sox (1996)

Marvin Freeman (born April 10, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1986 to 1996 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies. He worked as both a starting pitcher and a reliever in his career. He is currently an assistant baseball coach at Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Freeman won his first career decision (second start) on the day his first child was born.^[1]

Nicknamed "Starvin' Marvin" for 180 pounds on a 6-6 frame, Freeman worked at Chicago's John Norwood Lee Co. making concert-quality violin bows. Freeman played collegiately at Jackson State University. He now has 2 children. His son, Justin Freeman is a promising candidate to follow him in the major leagues.

References

1. ^ Walker, Ben (19 September 1986). "Padres' rookie fires one-hitter in his debut". Argus-Press. p. 18. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KWsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1098,1848624&dq=baseball+marvin-freeman&hl=en. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Freeman, Marvin
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	1963-04-10
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death