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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	39	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 29	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (3)	May 3	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS	24	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	20 (4)	May 7	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (2)	May 11 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 15	PIT		CIN	L,4-9	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	32 (4)	May 20	PIT		CHC	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (2)	May 24	PIT		STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 28	PIT		LAD	L,1-7	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (3)	Jun 1	PIT		MLN	W,5-1	CG	27	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	47 (3)	Jun 5	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	51 (3)	Jun 10	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	58 (2)	Jun 18	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
17	62 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	GS	22	4.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
18	68 (5)	Jun 27	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	72 (3)	Jul 1	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	GS	13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	76 (3)	Jul 5	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-2	GS	36	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	80 (3)	Jul 12	PIT	@	STL	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
22	84 (3)	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-4	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	88 (3)	Jul 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	90 (1)	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	GS	34	8.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
25	96 (5)	Jul 29	PIT		CHC	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	101 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	PIT		STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	106 (4)	Aug 7	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	111 (4)	Aug 11	PIT		MLN	W,6-4	GS	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	115 (3)	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,13-4	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	120 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	26	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	124 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,8-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	129 (4)	Aug 29	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	134 (4)	Sep 2	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	137 (2)	Sep 6	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 10	PIT		SFG	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	146 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	148 (1)	Sep 19	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
38	152 (3)	Sep 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							38gm		274.0	7	47	1	55	4