Owen Friend

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 21, 1927 in Granite City, IL us

Died: October 14, 2007 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Cremated

High School: Granite City HS (Granite City, IL)

Debut: October 2, 1949 (Age 22-195d, 10,661st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 1956 (Age 29-056d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Owen Lacey Friend

Nicknames: Red

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.7

598

136

.227

RBI

OBP

.295

SLG

.340

OPS

.634

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-14 / in Starts: 5-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	40 (22-15-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
S White	1
N Zauchin	1
T Lepcio	0

Most Driven In By
F Sullivan	1
J Jensen	1
J Piersall	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	187	5 (4)	Apr 17 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,14-5	CG	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	8	.34	0.053	1.02	0.09%	0.78	SS 2B
2	188	6	Apr 17 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,12-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.77	-0.060	2.29	-0.11%	-0.89	SS
3	189	7	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	8	1.54	-0.062	5.32	-0.13%	-0.66	SS
4	190	8	Apr 21	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845	8	.85	0.000	3.16	0.00%	0.05	SS
5	191	9	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.529	.667	1.196	8	1.16	0.208	4.14	0.45%	1.60	SS
6	192	10	Apr 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.476	.579	1.055	8	.88	0.009	3.03	0.02%	0.04	SS
7	193	11	Apr 24	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.591	1.091	8	1.14	-0.055	3.53	-0.10%	-0.34	SS
8	194	12	Apr 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.414	.481	.895	8	1.18	-0.153	3.72	-0.29%	-1.05	SS
9	195	13	Apr 27	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.464	.864	8	1.73	-0.040	5.24	-0.07%	-0.36	SS
10	196	14	Apr 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.344	.382	.438	.820	8	.75	0.015	2.24	0.03%	-0.36	SS
11	197	15	Apr 29	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.314	.351	.400	.751	8	.57	-0.034	1.83	-0.07%	0.14	SS
12	198	16	Apr 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.289	.325	.368	.693	8	1.09	-0.106	3.27	-0.19%	-0.88	SS
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
13	199	18 (1)	May 1 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.326	.350	.676	8	1.45	-0.100	3.81	-0.16%	-0.86	SS
14	200	20 (1)	May 3	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.326	.333	.659	8	1.38	-0.069	2.80	-0.08%	-0.39	SS
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
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs
15	201	67	Jun 23	CHC		BRO	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.319	.326	.645	9	1.07	-0.027	1.76	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
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
16	202	85 (17)	Jul 10	CHC	@	STL	L,2-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.318	.631	9	.44	-0.011	.22	0.00%	-0.30	PH
17	203	87 (1)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.314	.319	.633	7	.69	-0.030	.33	-0.01%	-0.27	3B
18	204	88	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.300	.596	7	.93	-0.078	.30	-0.02%	-0.78	3B
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
19	205	139 (50)	Sep 4	CHC		STL	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.291	.294	.585	4	1.02	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.44	SS
20	206	149 (9)	Sep 18	CHC		CIN	L,5-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
							6-14		56	52	3	12	3	0	0	2	4	0	14	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574		.96	-0.566	2.61	-0.66%	-5.37

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