Fred Liese
Major League Baseball player
Frederick Richard Liese (October 7, 1885 – June 30, 1967) was an American pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Doves in 1910. He played High School Baseball for the Berlin High School Club, Evans Colts, nicknamed the "Berlin Youngsters" and attended the University of Wisconsin. He was an outfielder during his time in the minor leagues.
Career
Liese went pro after two seasons of college baseball and signed with the Madison Senators of the Wisconsin–Illinois League in 1907. In 195 games in two seasons with the team Liese batted a .276 at bat. Liese was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1909. But on March 27, 1909, Liese was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Paul Saints of the American Association for Tom Needham. That year Liese would go on to bat .254 in 120 games, in his worst season as a minor league player.
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