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	11-23 / in Starts: 9-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	42 (25-8-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
E Bressoud	1

Most Driven In By
R Hunt	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	569	3 (2)	Apr 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.024	1.89	-0.03%	-0.20	P
2	570	8 (4)	Apr 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.056	.96	-0.05%	-0.84	P
3	571	11 (2)	Apr 25	NYY		BOS	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.033	.49	-0.02%	-0.28	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	572	19 (7)	May 5	NYY		CLE	L,0-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	0.022	.56	0.01%	0.24	P
5	573	24 (4)	May 12	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	574	28 (3)	May 15 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.033	.35	-0.01%	-0.50	P
7	575	32 (3)	May 21	NYY		MIN	W,4-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.35	-0.01%	-0.08	P
8	576	35 (2)	May 24	NYY		CAL	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	577	39 (3)	May 29	NYY		CHW	L,0-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.025	.92	-0.01%	-0.20	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	578	44 (4)	Jun 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.044	1.22	-0.02%	-0.44	P
11	579	50 (5)	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	580	52 (1)	Jun 12 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from New York Yankees to New York Mets
13	581	58	Jun 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.061	.23	-0.01%	-0.52	P
14	582	64 (5)	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.104	.13	-0.01%	-0.79	P
15	583	68 (3)	Jun 28	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	-0.029	.19	0.00%	-0.27	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
16	584	74 (5)	Jul 3 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,9-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
17	585	79 (4)	Jul 7	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.070	.05	0.00%	-1.31	P
18	586	83 (3)	Jul 10	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	587	88 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.20	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
20	588	93 (4)	Jul 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.060	.02	0.00%	-0.68	P
21	589	99 (5)	Jul 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.58	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
22	590	103 (3)	Aug 1	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.041	.04	0.00%	-0.76	P
23	591	108 (4)	Aug 6	NYM		STL	L,8-10	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.42	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
24	592	115 (6)	Aug 13	NYM	@	STL	L,6-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	593	118 (2)	Aug 16	NYM		PIT	L,0-3	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	594	119	Aug 17	NYM		PIT	W,8-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	595	121 (1)	Aug 19	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
28	596	125 (3)	Aug 22	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	597	127 (1)	Aug 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
30	598	133 (5)	Aug 30	NYM		LAD	W,10-4	2-GF	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.027	.027	.027	.054	9	.80	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-2.08	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
31	599	138 (4)	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	L,0-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.027	.027	.027	.054	9						P
32	600	140 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,5-8	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.026	.026	.053	9	1.68	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
33	601	146 (5)	Sep 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.025	.025	.025	.050	9	.78	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
34	602	155 (8)	Sep 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.025	.025	.025	.050	9						P
							11-23		48	40	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	.025	.025	.025	.050		.99	-0.915	.25	-0.15%	-11.42

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