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	10-25 / in Starts: 7-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	29 (16-8-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (19-11-5)

Most Driven In
J Shepard	2
S Gordon	1
J Lynch	1
C Roberts	1
G Allie	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Skinner	3
Self	1
C Abrams	1
G Allie	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	102	1	Apr 13	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.61	-0.037	4.12	-0.06%	-0.36	P
2	103	4 (2)	Apr 18 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.022	2.02	-0.03%	-0.24	P
3	104	10 (5)	Apr 23	PIT		BRO	L,5-6	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	.87	-0.043	2.07	-0.06%	-0.32	P
4	105	15 (4)	Apr 28	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.72	0.031	3.01	0.03%	0.22	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
5	106	19 (3)	May 2 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,18-10	GS-8	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.273	.222	.495	9	.37	0.139	.53	0.12%	3.45	P
6	107	23 (3)	May 8	PIT		NYG	L,1-2	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.182	.413	9	1.44	-0.085	1.42	-0.05%	-0.68	P
7	108	29 (5)	May 16 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-12	GS-0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9						P
8	109	32 (2)	May 18	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	3-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	.67	-0.011	.40	0.00%	-0.03	P
9	110	37 (4)	May 23 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9	1.20	0.010	.41	0.00%	0.15	P
10	111	45 (7)	May 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,7-10	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	9	1.69	0.130	.18	0.01%	1.11	P
11	112	46	May 31 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	9						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
12	113	57 (10)	Jun 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	9						P
13	114	63 (5)	Jun 20 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.364	.316	.679	9	1.71	-0.097	.02	0.00%	-0.73	P
14	115	67 (3)	Jun 26	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.409	.769	9	.34	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.21	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
15	116	72 (4)	Jul 2	PIT		NYG	L,5-9	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.357	.375	.732	9	2.08	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
16	117	78 (5)	Jul 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.231	.333	.346	.679	9						P
17	118	81 (2)	Jul 11 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,7-13	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.346	.679	9						P
18	119	84 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-3	3-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.355	.346	.701	9	.93	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
19	120	89 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.324	.310	.634	9	.95	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
20	121	92 (2)	Jul 22	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	0-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.324	.310	.634	9						P
21	122	96 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.324	.313	.637	9	1.01	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
22	123	99 (2)	Jul 29	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.341	.333	.675	9	.96	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
23	124	102 (2)	Jul 31	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.341	.333	.675	9						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
24	125	105 (2)	Aug 3	PIT		CIN	L,2-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.341	.333	.675	9						P
25	126	109 (3)	Aug 7	PIT		STL	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.341	.333	.675	9						P
26	127	113 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.325	.658	9	.33	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
27	128	130 (16)	Aug 29 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.325	.658	9						P
28	129	132 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.317	.643	9	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.17	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	130	134 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	9						P
30	131	138 (3)	Sep 6 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	9						P
31	132	139	Sep 8	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	9						P
32	133	142 (2)	Sep 12 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-11	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.302	.615	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
33	134	146 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.239	.314	.304	.618	9						P
34	135	148 (1)	Sep 19	PIT		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.327	.660	9	.61	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
35	136	153 (4)	Sep 25	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-10	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.339	.392	.731	9	.55	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.89	P
							10-25		57	51	6	14	1	1	1	7	5	0	8	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	.275	.339	.392	.731		.93	0.158	.48	-0.04%	3.63

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