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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	23	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 24	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	GS	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (3)	May 5	PIT		LAD	L,0-10	GS	22	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	22 (3)	May 10	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	25 (2)	May 14	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	28 (2)	May 19	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
10	30 (1)	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	34 (3)	May 26	PIT	@	STL	L,2-12	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-10	GS	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	41 (2)	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	GS	13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	43 (1)	Jun 4	PIT		PHI	L,0-5		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	47 (3)	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	29	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	50 (2)	Jun 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-4	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	52 (1)	Jun 14	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	56 (3)	Jun 18 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-3	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	59 (2)	Jun 22	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	64 (4)	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	GS	15	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	68 (3)	Jul 1	PIT		SFG	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	73 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
23	77 (3)	Jul 9	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	78	Jul 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	33	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	82 (3)	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
26	84 (1)	Jul 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	GS	27	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
27	87 (2)	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,4-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	89 (1)	Jul 26	PIT		SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	94 (4)	Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	100 (5)	Aug 7	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	105 (4)	Aug 11	PIT		PHI	W,6-0	CG	24	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	110 (4)	Aug 16	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	22	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
33	115 (4)	Aug 20	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
34	118 (2)	Aug 24	PIT		MLN	L,1-6	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	124 (5)	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	128 (3)	Sep 3	PIT	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	133 (4)	Sep 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	138 (4)	Sep 13	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-2	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	143 (4)	Sep 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-10	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	148 (4)	Sep 26 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	GS	12	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	151 (2)	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		236.0	19	37	3	59	3