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	20-19 / in Starts: 19-19
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	65 (35-16-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
M Mota	1
D Clendenon	1
B Bailey	0
B Mazeroski	0

Most Driven In By
B Skinner	1
B Mazeroski	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	461	2 (1)	Apr 9	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.060	1.59	-0.07%	-0.47	P
2	462	4 (1)	Apr 13	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.65	0.155	1.50	0.22%	1.83	P
3	463	9 (4)	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.86	-0.052	2.19	-0.08%	0.14	P
4	464	13 (3)	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	1.08	-0.027	2.83	-0.04%	-0.26	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
5	465	17 (3)	May 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	1.71	-0.023	5.97	-0.05%	-0.28	P
6	466	22 (4)	May 6	PIT		LAD	W,7-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.37	-0.055	4.14	-0.10%	-0.56	P
7	467	26 (3)	May 10	PIT		STL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.20	-0.087	3.29	-0.14%	-0.54	P
8	468	30 (3)	May 14	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.70	-0.034	2.06	-0.06%	-0.29	P
9	469	35 (4)	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.40	-0.040	.61	-0.04%	-0.60	P
10	470	39 (3)	May 24	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	1.46	-0.157	2.81	-0.18%	-1.29	P
11	471	42 (2)	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9	2.08	-0.102	4.35	-0.13%	-0.79	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
12	472	46 (3)	Jun 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	.49	-0.036	.84	-0.04%	-1.34	P
13	473	50 (3)	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.114	.253	9	.46	-0.011	.87	-0.01%	-0.21	P
14	474	55 (4)	Jun 9 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233	9	.80	-0.058	1.29	-0.06%	-0.54	P
15	475	60 (4)	Jun 14	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.122	.100	.222	9	1.38	-0.074	1.64	-0.05%	-0.54	P
16	476	64 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-7	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.140	.119	.259	9	.38	-0.009	.37	-0.01%	-0.11	P
17	477	68 (3)	Jun 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.130	.111	.242	9	.53	-0.040	.32	-0.02%	-0.69	P
18	478	71 (2)	Jun 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.128	.109	.236	9	.43	-0.011	.27	0.00%	-0.09	P
19	479	75 (3)	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	W,3-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.122	.104	.227	9	.88	-0.050	.41	-0.01%	-0.56	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
20	480	79 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.096	.113	.096	.209	9	2.10	-0.205	1.58	-0.09%	-1.31	P
21	481	84 (4)	Jul 10	PIT		HOU	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.107	.091	.198	9	.96	-0.056	.83	-0.03%	-0.39	P
22	482	88 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.103	.088	.191	9	1.33	-0.087	1.17	-0.05%	-0.66	P
23	483	94 (5)	Jul 19	PIT		CHC	W,9-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.117	.102	.218	9	1.69	0.036	1.09	0.01%	0.32	P
24	484	97 (2)	Jul 23	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.115	.100	.215	9	1.31	-0.043	1.14	-0.02%	-0.34	P
25	485	101 (3)	Jul 27	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.111	.097	.208	9	1.22	-0.056	.43	-0.01%	-0.34	P
26	486	105 (3)	Jul 31	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.108	.094	.201	9	1.57	-0.075	.28	-0.01%	-0.57	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
27	487	108 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.108	.094	.201	9	2.17	-0.030	.52	0.00%	-0.28	P
28	488	112 (3)	Aug 8	PIT		MLN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.132	.119	.252	9	1.42	0.031	.17	0.00%	0.03	P
29	489	117 (4)	Aug 12	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.127	.114	.241	9	.37	-0.028	.09	0.00%	-0.54	P
30	490	121 (3)	Aug 17	PIT		PHI	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.123	.111	.234	9	1.29	-0.091	.32	-0.01%	-1.22	P
31	491	125 (3)	Aug 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.118	.107	.225	9	1.03	-0.084	.06	0.00%	-0.92	P
32	492	129 (3)	Aug 27	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.115	.104	.219	9	1.69	-0.104	.19	-0.01%	-0.78	P
33	493	133 (3)	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,0-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.115	.104	.219	9	1.47	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.17	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
34	494	138 (4)	Sep 4	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.101	.113	.101	.214	9	1.08	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
35	495	143 (4)	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.099	.110	.099	.209	9	1.03	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
36	496	146 (2)	Sep 12	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.099	.110	.099	.209	9						P
37	497	147	Sep 13	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.099	.110	.099	.209	9						P
38	498	151 (3)	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.119	.108	.227	9	1.12	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
39	499	155 (3)	Sep 21	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.115	.105	.220	9	.67	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
							20-19		97	86	2	9	0	0	0	2	1	0	31	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	.105	.115	.105	.220		1.04	-1.645	1.17	-1.09%	-14.89

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