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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 17	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 24	PIT		NYM	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 28	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-9	GS	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (2)	May 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	19 (3)	May 6	PIT		STL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	P
6	23 (3)	May 10 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,5-11	GS	31	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 15	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS	25	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 23	PIT	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 31	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	GS	31	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (4)	Jun 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 17	PIT		NYM	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
15	64 (5)	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	33	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (4)	Jul 4	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS	20	5.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
18	78 (3)	Jul 10	PIT		MLN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 15	PIT		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	86 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-6	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	91 (4)	Jul 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	95 (3)	Jul 29	PIT		HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	100 (4)	Aug 2	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	105 (4)	Aug 6	PIT		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	110 (4)	Aug 11	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
26	115 (4)	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	120 (4)	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	125 (4)	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	129 (3)	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	L,8-10	GS	12	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	131 (1)	Sep 1	PIT		LAD	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
31	134 (2)	Sep 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	139 (4)	Sep 10	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	144 (4)	Sep 15	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	147 (2)	Sep 19	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-13	GS	7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	156 (8)	Sep 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		240.1	12	55	2	69	3