For his son, the golfer, see Bob Friend (golfer). For the British newscaster, see Bob Friend (newscaster).
Baseball player
Bob Friend
Bob Friend, circa 1953
Pitcher
Born:(1930-11-24)November 24, 1930 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Died: February 3, 2019(2019-02-03) (aged 88) O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 1951, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1966, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
197–230
Earned run average
3.58
Strikeouts
1,734
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1951–1965)
New York Yankees (1966)
New York Mets (1966)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1956, 1958, 1960, 1960²)
World Series champion (1960)
MLB wins leader (1958)
NL ERA leader (1955)
Pirates Hall of Fame
Robert Bartmess Friend (November 24, 1930 – February 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between 1951 and 1966, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time All-Star, Friend was an integral member of the Pirates team that defeated the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series. He played for the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season of 1966. As of 2019, he still held Pirates records for career innings pitched and strikeouts.[1] He was the first man to lead the league in ERA while pitching for a last place team.[2]
Friend was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.[3] Later, Friend would be enrolled into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2023.[4]
^"Pittsburgh Pirates team records". mlb.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^James, Bill (2004). "Bob Friend". In James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (eds.). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 109. ISBN 0-7432-6158-5.
^"Inductees". Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^"Pirates Hall of Fame | Pittsburgh Pirates". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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