Freddy Ray Beene (born November 24, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player.
Beene attended Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas then played college baseball at Sam Houston State University.
In performance in the small college World Series convinced Orioles scout Dee Phillips to sign him for $6,000 in 1964.
He was dealt along with Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline and Tom Buskey from the Yankees to the Indians for Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw on April 26, 1974.
One of the players he talked the Brewers into drafting was Jim Morris in 1983, who would make his major league debut 16 years later.