Bob Friend

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN us

Died: February 3, 2019 in O'Hara Township, PA

High School: West Lafayette HS (West Lafayette, IN)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 28, 1951 (Age 20-155d, 10,800th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1966 (Age 35-304d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Robert Bartmess Friend

Nicknames: Warrior

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.8

197

230

ERA

3.58

602

497

3611.0

1734

WHIP

1.292

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-24 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	21 (14-5-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
G Strickland	2

Most Driven In By
G Metkovich	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	9 (8)	Apr 28	PIT		CIN	L,2-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	20 (10)	May 9	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	22 (1)	May 11	PIT		CHC	L,4-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
4	4	27 (4)	May 16	PIT		NYG	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	5	28	May 17	PIT		NYG	W,12-7	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	6	29	May 18	PIT		BSN	L,3-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.47	P
7	7	31 (1)	May 20 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-17	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	33 (1)	May 22	PIT		BRO	L,8-17	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.033	1.39	-0.04%	-0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	9	40 (6)	Jun 1	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	10	44 (3)	Jun 4	PIT	@	PHI	W,12-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.21	0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.33	P
11	11	47 (2)	Jun 7	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
12	12	49 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.65	-0.033	.45	-0.01%	-0.27	P
13	13	53 (3)	Jun 15	PIT		NYG	L,6-11	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9						P
14	14	56 (2)	Jun 17 susp	PIT		NYG	L,6-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9						P
15	15	58 (1)	Jun 20	PIT		PHI	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	1.71	-0.089	.22	-0.01%	-0.80	P
16	16	63 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	.72	-0.018	.05	0.00%	-0.16	P
17	17	65 (1)	Jun 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	1.49	-0.053	.14	0.00%	-0.44	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	18	71 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9	.71	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.01	P
19	19	76 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	PIT		STL	W,6-2	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.050	.136	.100	.236	9						P
20	20	81 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.130	.095	.226	9	.87	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	21	82	Jul 15 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.130	.095	.226	9						P
22	22	87 (4)	Jul 21	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-11	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9	1.42	0.021	.02	0.00%	0.01	P
23	23	90 (2)	Jul 23	PIT		BSN	L,14-15	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9						P
24	24	91	Jul 24	PIT		NYG	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.125	.279	9	1.81	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
25	25	95 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.074	.138	.111	.249	9	.46	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	26	99 (3)	Aug 2	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.107	.240	9	1.32	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
27	27	102 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.069	.129	.103	.232	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
28	28	104 (1)	Aug 7	PIT	@	STL	L,7-16	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.129	.103	.232	9						P
29	29	109 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.094	.211	9	1.28	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
30	30	114 (4)	Aug 15	PIT		STL	W,7-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.057	.108	.086	.194	9	.58	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
31	31	120 (5)	Aug 21	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.081	.128	.108	.236	9	1.19	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
32	32	125 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.140	.146	.286	9	.73	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
33	33	130 (4)	Aug 30	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.143	.279	9	1.54	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	34	149 (18)	Sep 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.136	.267	9	.72	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
							10-24		47	44	1	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	19	0	1		0	1	0	0	.091	.130	.136	.267		.85	-0.429	.12	-0.07%	-6.05

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