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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 17 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	9 (4)	Apr 22	PIT		MLN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
6	22 (4)	May 9	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS	29	7.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 13	PIT	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 17	PIT		CHC	W,11-6	GS	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 21	PIT		SFG	L,1-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 28	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	42 (3)	Jun 1	PIT		CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	44 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
13	48 (3)	Jun 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,11-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	53 (4)	Jun 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	60 (2)	Jun 22	PIT		STL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	64 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	67 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,0-11	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	72 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS	31	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	74 (1)	Jul 5	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	78 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	82 (3)	Jul 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	86 (3)	Jul 19	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	28	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	92 (5)	Jul 25	PIT	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	35	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 30	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	99 (2)	Aug 3	PIT		LAD	L,1-3	CG	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	103 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
28	107 (3)	Aug 11	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	43	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	113 (5)	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
30	119 (5)	Aug 21	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS	22	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	123 (3)	Aug 26	PIT	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	127 (3)	Aug 30	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,9-7	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	137 (4)	Sep 10	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	141 (3)	Sep 15	PIT		LAD	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	145 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	150 (4)	Sep 24	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	154 (3)	Oct 1	PIT		MLN	W,7-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							38gm		275.2	24	43	1	68	1