#74 Owen Friend, Shortstop, 32 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Owen Friend
3/21/1927 32 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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Normal 1.0 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 $ 1,000,000 1960 9 Year(s), 54 Days (1602 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 80 Days (1972 total Days) 12 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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), .968 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 10 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 10 (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 | | |
6/7 | NYY | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
6/15 | @BOS | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
6/24 | @BAL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
6/26 | KC | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/6 | @NYY | L 2-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
8/9 | KC | W 21-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/19 | DET | L 0-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/25 | @BAL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/29 | WS1 | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/7 | CHA | W 5-4 | 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 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .115 | .208 | .324 | .250 | .125 |
Projected | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .115 | .208 | .324 | .250 | .125 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .2 | .2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .095 | .050 | .145 |
vs. RHP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
Close/Late | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 |
Scoring Position | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
Road | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .154 | .364 | .517 |
May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
June | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 |
July | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
August | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sept/Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
1957 | 47 | 163 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .273 | .282 | .555 | BOS |
1959 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .115 | .208 | .324 | BOS CLE |
Total | 720 | 1798 | 387 | 60 | 6 | 46 | 215 | 200 | 157 | 4 | 14 | 369 | 4 | 6 | .215 | .278 | .332 | .610 | |
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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 | .422 | .634 | 1.056 |
1957, AAA | 84 | 251 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 2 | 1 | .291 | .393 | .498 | .891 |
1958, AAA | 127 | 453 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 50 | 87 | 76 | 113 | 4 | 9 | .249 | .351 | .437 | .788 |
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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% |
Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.60 | | | | |
Shortstop | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 42.2 | 4.22 | | | | |
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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... Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/6/1959 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year... Earned first career win on 8/25/1959...
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