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	18-15 / in Starts: 18-15
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	45 (28-12-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
A Rodgers	1
D Clendenon	0

Most Driven In By
B Bailey	1
D Clendenon	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	535	2 (1)	Apr 13	PIT		SFG	W,5-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	0.023	1.50	0.03%	-0.05	P
2	536	7 (4)	Apr 20	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.040	2.50	-0.06%	-0.50	P
3	537	12 (4)	Apr 26	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.001	2.99	0.00%	0.20	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
4	538	17 (4)	May 2 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.038	.96	-0.03%	-0.47	P
5	539	22 (4)	May 7	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.070	1.27	-0.04%	-0.56	P
6	540	26 (3)	May 12	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.027	.99	-0.02%	-0.21	P
7	541	33 (6)	May 20	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	542	38 (4)	May 25	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.057	.46	-0.01%	-0.55	P
9	543	42 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,9-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.060	.46	-0.03%	-1.05	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
10	544	47 (4)	Jun 4	PIT		NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.014	1.39	-0.01%	-0.18	P
11	545	51 (3)	Jun 8	PIT		HOU	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.068	1.26	-0.06%	-0.75	P
12	546	55 (3)	Jun 12	PIT		SFG	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.12	-0.053	2.30	-0.07%	-0.41	P
13	547	59 (3)	Jun 16	PIT	@	STL	W,10-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	548	63 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.038	1.07	-0.05%	-0.34	P
15	549	68 (4)	Jun 25	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.035	1.81	-0.05%	-0.29	P
16	550	72 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.103	4.48	-0.20%	-0.64	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
17	551	77 (4)	Jul 3	PIT		MLN	W,9-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	552	82 (4)	Jul 7	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.063	2.02	-0.09%	-0.37	P
19	553	87 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.061	1.74	-0.05%	-0.43	P
20	554	91 (3)	Jul 18 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	0.048	.76	0.02%	0.45	P
21	555	96 (4)	Jul 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.022	.022	.022	.044	9	.34	-0.007	.23	0.00%	-0.55	P
22	556	100 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.021	.021	.021	.042	9	.83	-0.058	.75	-0.03%	-0.63	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
23	557	111 (10)	Aug 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.020	.020	.020	.040	9	.96	-0.045	1.25	-0.04%	-0.36	P
24	558	116 (4)	Aug 12 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.019	.019	.019	.038	9	1.59	-0.120	1.22	-0.06%	-1.17	P
25	559	121 (4)	Aug 16	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.018	.018	.018	.036	9	1.29	-0.065	.44	-0.01%	-0.52	P
26	560	125 (3)	Aug 21	PIT		MLN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.034	.034	.069	9	.70	0.025	.17	0.00%	0.00	P
27	561	129 (3)	Aug 25	PIT		SFG	T,3-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.049	.033	.083	9	1.04	-0.031	.92	-0.02%	-0.05	P
28	562	134 (4)	Aug 29	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.048	.032	.080	9	.99	-0.054	1.37	-0.05%	-0.42	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
29	563	139 (4)	Sep 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.032	.048	.032	.080	9						P
30	564	144 (4)	Sep 8	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.031	.045	.031	.076	9	.79	-0.055	.93	-0.04%	-0.56	P
31	565	148 (3)	Sep 14	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.059	.045	.104	9	1.13	0.014	.35	0.00%	0.19	P
32	566	152 (3)	Sep 18	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.059	.045	.104	9						P
33	567	156 (3)	Sep 22	PIT		NYM	W,6-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.043	.056	.043	.099	9	.78	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
34	568	160 (3)	Sep 29	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.056	.042	.098	9	.72	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							18-15		78	71	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	.042	.056	.042	.098		.96	-1.089	1.22	-0.93%	-10.76

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