#27 Bob "Warrior" Friend, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants

#27 Bob "Warrior" Friend, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Bob Friend
Warrior
11/24/1930
25
USA,IN,LAFAYETTE
6"0
190

Starting Pitcher
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R

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3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 6,671,429
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	5	8	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	8	5	7
Versus RHB	8	5	8
Talent	9	4	7

Pitching Ratings
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7
52
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker

Batting Ratings

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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3
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/29	LA	W 2-1	*	8.1	1	1	1	3	7	W	PoG
8/3	CHC	W 7-1	*	9	8	1	1	2	7	W	PoG
8/9	@HOL	L 0-1	*	8	5	1	1	2	3	L
8/14	@SEA	W 13-6	*	8	6	5	5	3	5	W
8/20	@PIT	W 4-2	*	8	3	1	1	4	4	W	PoG
8/25	@SEA	L 1-2	*	8	3	2	2	5	3	L
8/31	@KC	L 10-14	*	2	6	8	7	3	1
9/6	CIN	L 5-6	*	7	7	6	4	4	2	L
9/12	HOL	L 3-4	*	8	8	2	2	7	4
9/17	@HOM	L 2-7	*	6	8	5	1	3	4	L

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	31	31	13	13	0	4.31	223.2	201	118	107	89	124	9	29.0	2	18	58.1
Projected	31	31	13	13	0	4.31	223.0	201	118	107	89	124

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	11.9	8.1	5.0	3.6	10	6	60.0	0	0	.0	3.59

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	311	74	17	0	9	42	42	40	43	0	0	0	.238	.321	.379	.701
vs. RHB	528	127	23	6	16	68	76	49	81	0	0	5	.241	.306	.398	.703

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	4	9	0	5.82	102.0	112	69	66	41	65
Road	16	16	9	4	0	3.03	121.2	89	49	41	48	59
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	2	2	0	4.08	46.1	42	22	21	18	27
May	6	6	2	3	0	4.70	44.0	43	23	23	11	26
June	4	4	2	2	0	7.61	23.2	27	20	20	11	11
July	6	6	4	2	0	3.74	45.2	35	22	19	16	27
August	6	6	3	2	0	3.56	43.0	31	18	17	19	23
Sept./Oct.	3	3	0	2	0	3.00	21.0	23	13	7	14	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1952	38	38	15	9	0	4.55	279.0	287	147	141	16	118	126	7	4	1.45	.292	BRO
1953	42	42	14	14	0	3.36	319.0	305	139	119	27	101	146	8	1	1.27	.266	BRO
1954	41	41	19	10	0	2.82	316.1	267	117	99	15	114	158	10	2	1.20	.253	BRO
1955	31	31	11	10	0	4.70	224.0	236	123	117	24	104	130	7	1	1.52	.296	BRO
1956	31	31	13	13	0	4.31	223.2	201	118	107	25	89	124	9	2	1.30	.255	BRO
Total	183	183	72	56	0	3.85	1362.0	1296	644	583	107	526	684	41	10	1.34	.272

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1951, AAA	28	28	18	8	0	2.92	218.2	188	84	71	16	83	113	8	4	1.24	.250

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

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

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1952	38	108	13	3	2	1	9	9	1	28	0	0	.120	.127	.213	.340	BRO
1953	42	115	7	1	1	0	3	5	3	43	0	0	.061	.085	.087	.172	BRO
1954	41	110	14	2	1	1	7	7	3	39	0	1	.127	.150	.191	.341	BRO
1955	31	85	6	0	0	0	4	4	2	32	0	0	.071	.090	.071	.160	BRO
1956	31	83	6	0	0	0	2	4	0	23	0	0	.072	.072	.072	.145	BRO
Total	183	501	46	6	4	2	25	29	9	165	0	1	.092	.107	.132	.239

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

223.2

2.17

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1951...
Earned first career win on 4/3/1952...
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/7/1952, off Al OLSEN (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1952, off Ron Necciai (KC)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1952, winning 2 games with a 3.94 ERA...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,671,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,671,429 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1953 - 3.36 - 6th 1954 - 2.82 - 1st	WHIP 1953 - 1.27 - 10th 1954 - 1.20 - 4th	Wins 1954 - 19 - 7th	Losses 1953 - 14 - 9th	IP 1953 - 319.0 - 6th 1954 - 316.1 - 8th
K's 1953 - 146 - 9th 1954 - 158 - 9th	BB 1954 - 114 - 6th	SHO 1952 - 4 - 2nd

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