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	11-21 / in Starts: 11-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	29 (12-9-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (19-11-5)

Most Driven In
D Hall	1
D Smith	0

Most Driven In By
C Abrams	2
H Rice	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	70	5 (4)	Apr 21	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.123	1.62	-0.16%	-2.81	P
2	71	10 (4)	Apr 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.85	0.036	1.90	0.05%	0.39	P
3	72	14 (3)	Apr 30	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.69	-0.105	2.50	-0.09%	-0.84	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	73	22 (7)	May 10 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.76	-0.055	2.95	-0.06%	-0.27	P
5	74	24 (1)	May 15	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.12	-0.090	1.62	-0.08%	-0.71	P
6	75	29 (4)	May 20	PIT	@	STL	L,6-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.20	-0.030	1.14	-0.02%	-0.31	P
7	76	33 (3)	May 25	PIT		NYG	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.05	-0.027	.93	-0.02%	-0.25	P
8	77	36 (2)	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,8-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
9	78	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.36	-0.095	.42	-0.02%	-0.84	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	79	46 (6)	Jun 6	PIT		CIN	L,7-15	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
11	80	48 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,6-11	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
12	81	51 (2)	Jun 10	PIT		STL	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.74	-0.019	.03	0.00%	-0.17	P
13	82	58 (6)	Jun 15	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
14	83	62 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
15	84	64 (1)	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9						P
16	85	69 (4)	Jun 25	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.20	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
17	86	74 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	3-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9	.68	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.39	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
18	87	78 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9	.82	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
19	88	84 (5)	Jul 8	PIT		NYG	L,7-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9	.40	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
20	89	89 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9						P
21	90	90	Jul 16	PIT		MLN	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.171	.314	9						P
22	91	95 (4)	Jul 20	PIT		STL	L,4-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.139	.139	.167	.306	9	.72	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.37	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	92	130 (34)	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,7-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.162	.297	9	.85	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
24	93	132 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,8-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.135	.162	.297	9						P
25	94	133	Aug 28	PIT		STL	L,9-10	GS-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9	.74	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
26	95	136 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,5-11	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9						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
27	96	137	Sep 2	PIT		CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.167	.310	9						P
28	97	139 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.156	.289	9	.65	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
29	98	143 (3)	Sep 12	PIT	@	STL	W,8-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.156	.289	9						P
30	99	146 (2)	Sep 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.146	.271	9	1.09	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
31	100	150 (3)	Sep 20	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.137	.140	.277	9	1.07	0.118	.00	0.00%	0.98	P
32	101	152 (1)	Sep 25	PIT		NYG	L,2-6	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.135	.151	.154	.305	9						P
							11-21		57	52	4	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	0	3		0	1	0	0	.135	.151	.154	.305		1.00	-0.618	.71	-0.39%	-7.12

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