#87 Bob Friend, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Friend
11/24/1930 25 USA,IN,LAFAYETTE 6"0 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 52 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/15 | DET | W 4-0 | * | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
8/19 | CHA | W 5-4 | * | 9.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
8/23 | @KC | L 0-3 | * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
8/27 | CHA | L 2-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/1 | @NYY | W 5-3 | * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/6 | BOS | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/10 | @NYY | L 1-7 | * | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/15 | BOS | L 4-6 | * | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/19 | KC | W 7-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4.32 | 314.2 | 318 | 165 | 151 | 99 | 147 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 22 | 56.4 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4.32 | 331.0 | 335 | 174 | 159 | 104 | 155 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.64 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 516 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 65 | 51 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .328 | .370 | .698 |
vs. RHB | 681 | 179 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 91 | 100 | 48 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .307 | .389 | .696 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3.93 | 165.0 | 167 | 78 | 72 | 44 | 91 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.75 | 149.2 | 151 | 87 | 79 | 55 | 56 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.40 | 45.0 | 59 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 20 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | 48.1 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.44 | 55.2 | 83 | 50 | 46 | 14 | 27 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.94 | 52.0 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 34 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.87 | 62.2 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.53 | 51.0 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.37 | 296.1 | 338 | 162 | 144 | 18 | 88 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 1.44 | .300 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4.27 | 303.1 | 336 | 157 | 144 | 15 | 96 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 1.42 | .299 | SLA |
1953 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3.35 | 304.0 | 317 | 119 | 113 | 11 | 99 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 1.37 | .296 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.95 | 253.0 | 247 | 119 | 111 | 16 | 98 | 120 | 16 | 3 | 1.36 | .282 | SLA |
1955 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.25 | 299.0 | 286 | 116 | 108 | 17 | 120 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 1.36 | .278 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4.32 | 314.2 | 318 | 165 | 151 | 24 | 99 | 147 | 25 | 2 | 1.33 | .287 | BAL |
Total | 221 | 221 | 112 | 72 | 0 | 3.92 | 1770.1 | 1842 | 838 | 771 | 101 | 600 | 717 | 103 | 15 | 1.38 | .291 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .115 | .120 | .235 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .152 | .183 | .335 | SLA |
1953 | 38 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .110 | .103 | .214 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 32 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .165 | .157 | .322 | SLA |
1955 | 35 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .118 | .152 | .269 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 39 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .094 | .103 | .197 | BAL |
Total | 221 | 629 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 31 | 8 | 207 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .124 | .135 | .259 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 66 | 1 | .985 | 314.2 | 1.89 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/7/1951, off Ted Gray (DET)... Earned first career win on 4/7/1951... Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1952, off Mike Garcia (CLE)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1953, going 5-1, 2.75... Injured on 6/30/1953 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 7-0, 1.85... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1953, going 4-0, 1.76... Won Cy Young Award in 1953, going 27-7, 3.35 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1954, going 5-0, 2.16... Injured on 3/21/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1956, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1952 - 4.27 - 8th 1953 - 3.35 - 3rd 1954 - 3.95 - 6th 1955 - 3.25 - 2nd
| WHIP 1951 - 1.44 - 9th 1952 - 1.42 - 9th 1953 - 1.37 - 8th 1954 - 1.36 - 6th 1955 - 1.36 - 10th
| Wins 1953 - 27 - 1st 1955 - 20 - 3rd
| Losses 1951 - 18 - 4th 1952 - 15 - 10th
| IP 1951 - 296.1 - 5th 1952 - 303.1 - 6th 1953 - 304.0 - 6th 1955 - 299.0 - 8th
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BB 1955 - 120 - 8th
| CG 1952 - 15 - 6th 1953 - 15 - 9th 1955 - 20 - 3rd
| SHO 1951 - 2 - 10th 1952 - 3 - 5th 1953 - 2 - 9th 1954 - 3 - 8th 1955 - 3 - 3rd
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