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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 13	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	9 (4)	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (4)	May 6	PIT		LAD	W,7-4	GS	19	3.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 10	PIT		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 14	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 24	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	P
11	42 (2)	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	GS	21	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	55 (4)	Jun 9 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	60 (4)	Jun 14	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-7	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (3)	Jun 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	71 (2)	Jun 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	75 (3)	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	79 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	40	9.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	84 (4)	Jul 10	PIT		HOU	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	88 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	94 (5)	Jul 19	PIT		CHC	W,9-4	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
24	97 (2)	Jul 23	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS	25	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
25	101 (3)	Jul 27	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	105 (3)	Jul 31	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	108 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	112 (3)	Aug 8	PIT		MLN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	117 (4)	Aug 12	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	121 (3)	Aug 17	PIT		PHI	L,3-5	GS	19	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-3	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	129 (3)	Aug 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	133 (3)	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,0-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	138 (4)	Sep 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	143 (4)	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	146 (2)	Sep 12	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	GS	15	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	147	Sep 13	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	151 (3)	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	GS	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
39	155 (3)	Sep 21	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	23	6.1	2	5	0	7	1	P
							39gm		268.2	23	41	2	66	2