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Owen Friend

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 21, 1927 in Granite City, IL us

Died: October 14, 2007 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Ascension Cemetery, Bel Aire, KS

High School: Granite City HS (Granite City, IL)

Debut: October 2, 1949 (Age 22-195d, 10,675th in major league history)
vs. CHW 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 1956 (Age 29-056d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Owen Lacey Friend

Nicknames: Red

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.6

AB

598

H

136

HR

BA

.227

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.295

SLG

.339

OPS

.634

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1944	17	SLB-min	D	129	564	488	80	137	25	7	2	52	15		63	67	.281	.365	.373	.738		182		2	11				NWR · OHSL
1945	18	CIN-min	C	106	475	424	76	119	26	5	5	68	16		40	66	.281	.345	.401	.746		170		2	9				RAL · CARL
1946	19	SLB-min	A	114	432	388	42	89	18	8	2	37	0		35	71	.229	.295	.332	.627		129		1	8				ELM · EL
1947	20	SLB-min	B,AA	134	563	508	65	119	17	5	12	54	10	2	48	67	.234	.304	.358	.662		182		3	4				SPR,SAN · IIIL,TL
1948	21	CHW-min	A	141	500	500		139	25	13	21						.278	.278	.506	.784		253							MKG · CENL
1949	22	SLB-min	A	139	580	523	75	138	23	7	20	88	12		49	105	.264	.329	.449	.779		235		2	6				ELM · EL
1949	22	SLB	AL	2	8	8	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	95	3	0	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		2	45/6H

1953	26	TOT	AL	65	177	164	17	33	6	0	5	23	0	1	11	25	.201	.256	.329	.585	59	54	7	1	1		0	4H/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		0	4/H
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		0	4/6H5

1954	27	CLE-min	AAA	137	504	455	55	114	26	7	11	55	1		33	95	.251	.299	.411	.710		187	9	1	9	6			INA · AA
1955	28	BOS-min	AAA	25	92	84	11	16	3	0	1	9	2		7	12	.190	.253	.262	.515		22	3	0	1	0			LOU · AA
1955	28	TOT	MLB	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/H54
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	/H56
1956	29	CIN-min	AAA	94	368	336	40	68	15	2	12	49	0		30	71	.202	.266	.366	.632		123		0	0	2			HAV · IL
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	/H
1957	30	BAL-min	Opn	133	501	449	61	109	24	10	21	73	0		42	106	.243	.308	.481	.789		216	10	1	8	1			VAN · PCL
1958	31	BAL-min	AAA	115	403	371	40	97	26	2	11	52	1		23	95	.261	.308	.431	.739		160	5	3	3	3			VAN · PCL
1959	32	SFG-min	AAA	116	384	350	41	83	12	2	16	50	0	1	29	90	.237	.297	.420	.717		147		2	0	3			PHX · PCL
1964	37	WSA-min	A	4	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400		1		0	0	0			RKM · CARL
5 Yrs				208	670	598	69	136	24	2	13	76	2	2	55	109	.227	.295	.339	.634	63	203	23	2	15	0	2
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		2

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		2
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		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		0
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

AL (4 yrs)				200	658	586	69	135	24	2	13	76	2	2	55	104	.230	.299	.345	.643	66	202	23	2	15	0	2
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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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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