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Owen Friend
Owen Lacey Friend (Red)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 21, 1927 in Granite City, IL
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1949
Final Game: May 16, 1956
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 22 SLB AL 2 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 96 3 0 0 0 /4
1950 23 SLB AL 119 427 372 48 88 15 2 8 50 2 1 40 68 .237 .312 .352 .664 67 131 14 1 14 45/6
1953 26 TOT AL 65 177 164 17 33 6 0 5 23 0 1 11 25 .201 .256 .329 .585 58 54 7 1 1 4/65
1953 26 DET AL 31 104 96 10 17 4 0 3 10 0 1 6 9 .177 .233 .313 .546 47 30 5 1 1 4
1953 26 CLE AL 34 73 68 7 16 2 0 2 13 0 0 5 16 .235 .288 .353 .641 74 24 2 0 0 4/65
1955 28 TOT 20 56 52 3 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 14 .231 .286 .288 .574 50 15 2 0 0 0 0 6/54
1955 28 BOS AL 14 46 42 3 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .262 .326 .333 .659 72 14 2 0 0 0 0 6/4
1955 28 CHC NL 6 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -46 1 0 0 0 0 0 /56
1956 29 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 208 670 598 69 136 24 2 13 76 2 2 55 109 .227 .295 .339 .634 63 203 23 2 15 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 522 466 54 106 19 2 10 59 2 2 43 85 .227 .295 .339 .634 63 158 18 2 12
CHC (2 yrs) 8 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0 0 0
SLB (2 yrs) 121 435 380 49 91 15 2 8 51 2 1 40 68 .239 .314 .353 .666 68 134 14 1 14
BOS (1 yr) 14 46 42 3 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .262 .326 .333 .659 72 14 2 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 34 73 68 7 16 2 0 2 13 0 0 5 16 .235 .288 .353 .641 74 24 2 0 0
DET (1 yr) 31 104 96 10 17 4 0 3 10 0 1 6 9 .177 .233 .313 .546 47 30 5 1 1
AL (4 yrs) 200 658 586 69 135 24 2 13 76 2 2 55 104 .230 .299 .345 .643 65 202 23 2 15 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 8 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 SLB AL 22 2B 2 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 6.00 .975 5.15
1950 SLB AL 23 2B 93 568 244 302 22 62 .961 5.87 .976 5.39
1950 SLB AL 23 3B 24 63 24 32 7 4 .889 2.33 .963 3.04
1950 SLB AL 23 SS 3 10 3 6 1 2 .900 3.00 .960 4.73
1953 TOT AL 26 2B 45 225 106 111 8 36 .964 4.82 .979 5.13
1953 DET AL 26 2B 26 151 74 69 8 22 .947 5.50 .979 5.13
1953 CLE AL 26 2B 19 74 32 42 0 14 1.000 3.89 .978 5.13
1953 CLE AL 26 SS 8 21 6 15 0 2 1.000 2.63 .967 4.53
1953 CLE AL 26 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.90
1955 TOT 28 SS 15 14 111.2 62 21 38 3 5 .952 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -1 4.76 3.93 .960 4.93 4.08
1955 BOS AL 28 SS 14 14 109.2 61 20 38 3 5 .951 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -1 4.76 4.14 .959 4.93 4.04
1955 BOS AL 28 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.90
1955 CHC NL 28 3B 2 2 16.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 37.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .950 3.15 2.80
1955 CHC NL 28 SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.60
4 Seasons 2B 141 0 2.0 805 354 421 30 99 .963 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3487.50 5.50 .977 5.40 5.30
3 Seasons 3B 27 2 16.0 67 26 34 7 4 .896 0.5 37.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 33.75 2.22 .963 3.15 3.02
3 Seasons SS 26 14 111.2 93 30 59 4 9 .957 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -1 7.17 3.42 .961 4.93 4.29
5 Seasons TOT 194 16 129.2 965 410 514 41 112 .958 0.4 3.7 1.4 1.4 0.0 -1 64.13 4.76 .932 4.72 4.85

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1950 AL--14--5th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Bob Nieman and Jay Porter to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Groth, Virgil Trucks and Hal White.

June 15, 1953: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Joe Ginsberg, Art Houtteman and Bill Wight to the Cleveland Indians for Al Aber, Ray Boone, Steve Gromek and Dick Weik.

October 14, 1954: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.

June 12, 1955: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.

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