#74 Owen Friend, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Boston Red Sox Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Owen Friend
3/21/1927 29 USA,IL,GRANITE CITY 6"1 180
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Suffers Normal 2.0 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 $ 650,000 1958 7 Year(s), 171 Days (1375 total Days) 150 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 80 Days (1456 total Days) 9 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 10 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 9 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 9 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/3 | CHA | L 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/5 | @BAL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/7 | @BAL | W 12-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/8 | @KC | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/9 | @KC | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/10 | @KC | L 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/14 | CLE | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @BAL | W 11-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | @DET | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/22 | WS1 | L 6-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 93 | 224 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 46 | .263 | .322 | .420 | .742 | .659 | .156 |
Projected | 98 | 236 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 21 | 48 | .263 | .322 | .420 | .742 | .659 | .156 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 51 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 30.0 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 78 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .352 | .487 | .839 |
vs. RHP | 146 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .304 | .384 | .687 |
Close/Late | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .324 | .316 | .441 | .757 |
Scoring Position | 68 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .260 | .324 | .584 |
Pinch Hitting | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .370 | .345 | .370 | .715 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 43 | 99 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 18 | .222 | .279 | .354 | .633 |
Road | 50 | 125 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 28 | .296 | .348 | .472 | .820 |
May | 22 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .220 | .250 | .407 | .657 |
June | 26 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 20 | .205 | .230 | .301 | .531 |
July | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .320 | .570 |
August | 20 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | .349 | .473 | .628 | 1.101 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .643 | .667 | .714 | 1.381 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 48 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 3 | .192 | .251 | .282 | .533 | SLA |
1950 | 123 | 336 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 0 | .196 | .255 | .295 | .549 | SLA |
1951 | 36 | 73 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .380 | .507 | .887 | SLA |
1952 | 56 | 102 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .366 | .539 | .905 | SLA |
1953 | 73 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .215 | .277 | .492 | SLA |
1954 | 92 | 251 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .288 | .319 | .606 | SLA |
1955 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .500 | .885 | CIN |
1956 | 93 | 224 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .322 | .420 | .742 | BOS |
Total | 660 | 1611 | 353 | 56 | 4 | 43 | 186 | 180 | 139 | 3 | 11 | 320 | 4 | 6 | .219 | .281 | .339 | .620 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 28 | 112 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .348 | .430 | .634 | 1.064 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 18 | 11 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 91 | 6 | .934 | 111.0 | 7.38 | | | | |
Third Base | 50 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 13 | 111 | 8 | .928 | 331.2 | 3.01 | | | | |
Shortstop | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 3 | .921 | 53.0 | 6.45 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 3/4/1955 to a minor league contract. Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/12/1956 to a 3-year deal worth $650,000 per year...
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