Doug Freeth
BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB
BORN May 10, 1954
INDUCTED 2018
Doug Freeth was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 10, 1954. He was a powerful strikeout starting pitcher who dominated the Manitoba Junior Baseball League from 1969-72 with the St. Boniface Legionnaires junior team. While pitching for Manitoba in 1973 at the Canada Summer Games, he threw 15 innings of shutout ball including a nine inning 1-0 victory against New Brunswick and five scoreless innings in the gold medal game against BC. Freeth also pitched professionally in the Rookie League for the Edmonton Trappers in 1974 and for Manitoba senior teams in St. Boniface, Souris, and Teulon from 1973-78. Standing at 6’5″ Freeth was an all-around strong and imposing athlete. He was even on a 1976 Canadian champion basketball team from the University of Manitoba.
These articles were gathered from the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Winnipeg Tribune Collection
