Fred Gladding
Fred Earl Gladding
Born: June 28, 1936
Flat Rock, MI US
Deceased: May 21, 2015
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
Career: 1956-1973
Major League Statistics
Fred Gladding compiled a career record of 78 wins and 59 losses and a 2.95 ERA in his 300-game pitching career with the Valdosta Tigers, Birmingham Barons, Charleston Senators, Augusta Tigers, Knoxville Smokies, Denver Bears and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.76 | 35 | 21 | 199.0 | 166 | 83 | 61 | 4 | 86 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.12 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 217.0 | 185 | 73 | 51 | 5 | 93 | 185 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.04 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 163.0 | 136 | 67 | 55 | 8 | 68 | 9 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.56 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 92 | 42 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.43 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 122.0 | 102 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 45 | 7 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.35 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 65.0 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 86.0 | 80 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3.82 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 113.0 | 121 | 68 | 48 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.93 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 74 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.74 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 59 | .569 | 2.95 | 300 | 124 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1193.0 | 1090 | 498 | 391 | 39 | 487 | 31 | 754 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | 35 | 69 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .116 | .145 | .261 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | 38 | 92 | 77 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .195 | .279 | .247 | .526 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 30 | 61 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .212 | .305 | .231 | .536 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 20 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .080 | .115 | .080 | .195 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 23 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .136 | .174 | .159 | .333 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 14 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 17 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 46 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .031 | .031 | .031 | .062 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 37 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 281 | 427 | 386 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 124 | .127 | .176 | .148 | .324 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | P | 37 | 7 | 50 | 3 | 5 | .950 | 1.541 |
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | P | 30 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 3 | .927 | 1.267 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 20 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .875 | .700 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 23 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .870 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 17 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.118 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 46 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .926 | .543 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .189 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .400 |
| Totals | 299 | 30 | 167 | 11 | 19 | .947 | .659 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Valdosta Tigers | DET | ||
| 1957 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Valdosta Tigers | |||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1958 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | DET | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1973 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | HOU |
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