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Bob Friend Bob Friend
Full name: Robert Bartmess Friend
Born: November 24, 1930, Lafayette, Indiana
First Game: April 28, 1951; Final Game: September 24, 1966
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190
P on TSN All-Star Team (1958)
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Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1951 PIT N                34    44    1    4   2   0   0    2    2       19   0   1               1    0   0  .091  .130  .136   0.0 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N                35    52    2    3   0   0   0    0    2       20   0   7               1    0   0  .058  .093  .058   0.0 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N                32    52    4    7   1   0   0    1    1       16   0   3               1    0   0  .135  .151  .154   0.0 1953 PIT N
1954 PIT N                35    51    6   14   1   1   1    7    5        8   0   1   0           2    0   0  .275  .339  .392   0.0 1954 PIT N
1955 PIT N                44    61    3   10   1   0   0    4    3   0   15   0   6   0           0    0   0  .164  .203  .180   0.0 1955 PIT N
1956 PIT N                49    97    7   16   2   0   1    8    1   0   19   0  11   0           1    0   0  .165  .173  .216   0.0 1956 PIT N
1957 PIT N                40    87    5   16   2   0   0    4    6   0   22   0   6   1           0    0   0  .184  .234  .207   0.0 1957 PIT N
1958 PIT N                38    94    3   10   2   0   0    6    4   0   28   0  10   1           1    0   0  .106  .141  .128   0.0 1958 PIT N
1959 PIT N                35    73    4   12   2   0   0    7    2   0   25   0  12   0           0    0   0  .164  .187  .192   0.0 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits   38    88    5    6   1   0   0    3    6   0   31   0  11   0   0   2i  3    0   0  .068  .128  .080   0.0 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits   41    79    6   11   0   1   0    7    1   0   36   0   9   0   0   4   0    0   0  .139  .150  .165   0.0 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N Daily Splits   39    91    3   11   2   0   0    5    0   0   31   0   8   0   0   4i  1    0   0  .121  .121  .143   0.0 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N Daily Splits   39    86    2    9   0   0   0    2    1   0   31   0  10   0   0   1i  0    0   0  .105  .115  .105   0.0 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits   35    71    2    5   0   0   0    2    3   0   26   0  11   0   0   2i  1    0   0  .070  .108  .070   0.0 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits   34    71    2    3   0   0   0    1    1   0   26   0   6   0   0   5i  1    0   0  .042  .056  .042   0.0 1965 PIT N
1966 NY  A Daily Splits   12    11    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   3   0   0   1   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1966 NY  A
1966 NY  N Daily Splits   22    29    1    1   0   0   0    1    0   0   17   0   5   0   0   0   0    0   0  .034  .034  .034   0.0 1966 NY  N
1966 Total                34    40    1    1   0   0   0    1    0   0   22   0   8   0   0   1   1    0   0  .025  .025  .025   0.0 1966 Total
Total NL                 590  1126   56  138  16   2   2   60   38   0i 370   0 117   2i  0i 18i 13    0   0  .123  .151  .146   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                  12    11    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   3   0   0   1   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  602  1137   56  138  16   2   2   60   38   0i 375   0 120   2i  0i 19i 14    0   0  .121  .150  .144   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1960 PIT N Daily Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1960 PIT N
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1956 NL    Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1956 NL   
1958 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1958 NL   
1960 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1960 NL   
Total            Splits    3     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1951 PIT N                34  22   3   1   5   0  149.2  173   666  12   94   71   68       41   7       1   0   0                   6  10   4.27  -0.7 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N                35  23   6   1   4   0  185    186   820  15   96   86   84       75  13       7   3   1                   7  17   4.18  -0.8 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N                32  24   8   0   2   0  170.2  193   747  18  103   93   57       66  11       2   3   1                   8  11   4.90  -0.9 1953 PIT N
1954 PIT N                35  20   4   2   8   2  170.1  204   758  16  106   96   58       73  18   6   1   1   2                   7  12   5.07  -1.0 1954 PIT N
1955 PIT N                44  20   9   2  11   2  200.1  178   813  18   80   63   52   4   98  16   8   0   2   0                  14   9   2.83   2.7 1955 PIT N
1956 PIT N                49  42  19   4   7   3  314.1  310  1315  25  137  121   85  18  166  19   7   5   2   0                  17  17   3.46   1.0 1956 PIT N
1957 PIT N                40  38  17   3   1   0  277    273  1148  28  121  104   68   8  143  13   5   3   1   1                  14  18   3.38   1.4 1957 PIT N
1958 PIT N                38  38  16   1   0   0  274    299  1146  25  120  112   61  11  135  10   6   4   4   1                  22  14   3.68   0.6 1958 PIT N
1959 PIT N                35  35   7   2   0   0  234.2  267  1015  19  129  105   52   9  104   8   5   5   7   0                   8  19   4.03  -0.9 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits   38  37  16   4   1   1  275.2  266  1118  18   97   92   45  10  183   6   6   5   0   0  29i 14i 25i 13i 18  12   3.00   2.0 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits   41  35  10   1   3   1  236    271  1001  16  119  101   45  10  108   9   7   4   3   0  52  11  27  14  14  19   3.85  -0.2 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N Daily Splits   39  36  13   5   3   1  261.2  280  1096  23   99   89   53  10  144  11   3   4   2   0  28i  5i 28i 18i 18  14   3.06   2.8 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N Daily Splits   39  38  12   4   1   0  268.2  236  1080  13   87   70   44   9  144  13   7   6   5   6  27i  9i 29i 28i 17  16   2.34   2.9 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits   35  35  13   3   0   0  240.1  253  1004  10   98   89   50  12  128  11   4   2   4   0  44i  6  26i 16i 13  18   3.33   0.4 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits   34  34   8   2   0   0  222    221   917  17   89   80   47   7   74  10   3   1   8   0  20i  9i 23i 20i  8  12   3.24   0.2 1965 PIT N
1966 NY  A Daily Splits   12   8   0   0   2   0   44.2   61   197   2   25   24    9   1   22   2   1   0   0   0   7   5   0   1   1   4   4.84  -0.8 1966 NY  A
1966 NY  N Daily Splits   22  12   2   1   8   1   86    101   373  11   52   42   16   6   30   5   1   0   1   1  11   2   9  15   5   8   4.40  -1.6 1966 NY  N
1966 Total                34  20   2   1  10   1  130.2  162   570  13   77   66   25   7   52   7   2   0   1   1  18   7   9  16   6  12   4.55  -2.4 1966 Total
Total NL                 590 489 163  36  54  11 3566.1 3711 15017 284 1627 1414  885 114i1712 180  68i 50  46  13 211i 56i167i124i196 226   3.57   7.9 Total NL        
Total AL                  12   8   0   0   2   0   44.2   61   197   2   25   24    9   1   22   2   1   0   0   0   7   5   0   1   1   4   4.84  -0.8 Total AL        
Total            Splits  602 497 163  36  56  11 3611   3772 15214 286 1652 1438  894 115i1734 182  69i 50  46  13 218i 61i167i125i197 230   3.58   7.1 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1960 PIT N Daily Splits    3   2   0   0   0   0    6     13    35   0   10    9    3   0    7   1   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   2  13.50 1960 PIT N
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1956 NL    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    3      3    12   0    0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00 1956 NL   
1958 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2.1    4    13   0    2    1    2   1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   3.86 1958 NL   
1960 NL    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    3      1    12   0    0    0    1   0    2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00 1960 NL   
Total            Splits    3   2   0   0   0   0    8.1    8    37   0    2    1    3   1    5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   2   1   1.08 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1951 PIT N         P   34                      10   29    1    1                          .975
1952 PIT N         P   35                      10   37    2    3                          .959
1953 PIT N         P   32                       7   36    3    2                          .935
1954 PIT N         P   35                       7   27    1    1                          .971
1955 PIT N         P   44                       7   50    2    6                          .966
1956 PIT N         P   49                      14   49    2    1                          .969
1957 PIT N         P   40                      18   38    1    3                          .982
1958 PIT N         P   38                       7   47    1    4                          .982
1959 PIT N         P   35                      24   37    1    2                          .984
1960 PIT N Daily   P   38   37   16   275.2    24   43    1    1   0    2i   2    6    0i .985
1961 PIT N Daily   P   41   35   10   236      19   37    3    3   0    2    2    8    0  .949
1962 PIT N Daily   P   39   36   13   261.2    18   43    1    3   0    2i   6   12    1i .984
1963 PIT N Daily   P   39   38   12   268.2    23   41    2    2   0    0i   4   10i   0i .970
1964 PIT N Daily   P   35   35   13   240.1    12   55    2    3   0    0i   6    9i   0i .971
1965 PIT N Daily   P   34   34    8   222      21   39    1    5   0    0i   7i  12i   1i .984
1966 NY  A Daily   P   12    8    0    44.2     3   13    0    0   0    0    5    4    0 1.000
1966 NY  N Daily   P   22   12    2    86       4    9    3    0   0    0    4    9    0  .813
1966 Total         P   34   20    2   130.2     7   22    3    0   0    0    9   13    0  .906
Total              P  602  235i  74i 1635  i  228  630   27   40   0i   6i  36i  70i   2i .969
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1960 PIT N Daily   P    3    2    0     6       1    3    0    0   0    1    1    0    0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1956 NL    Daily   P    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1958 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     2.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1960 NL    Daily   P    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    3    2    0     8.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1949).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Yankees in exchange for Pete Mikkelsen and
cash (December 10, 1965).

Sold by New York Yankees to New York Mets (June 15, 1966).

Released by New York Mets (October 17, 1966).


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