Player Report for #21 Bob 'Warrior' Friend

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Monday, October 20th, 1969

Rec	16-10
ERA	3.51
IP	238.1
BB	68
K	237

Name:	Bob Friend	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Warrior	Salary:	$4,300,000
Birthday:	11-24-1931	Signed Through:	1970 Season
Age:	37	Years of Major League Service:	17 Years, 69 Days
Born in:	West Lafayette (Indiana)	Major League Service Days this Year:	184 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 133 Days
Weight:	192 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	20 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Fair (Unknown)

Brooklyn

Superbas

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	8	6	7	92-94 Mph
Versus LHP	8	6	7
Versus RHP	8	6	7
Talent	8	6	7

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
Endurance:	9
Groundball Pct.:	55
Holding Runners:	8

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 6
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-07-1969	@ STL	Loss, 3-5	X	8.0	9	5	5	2	8	Loss
10-02-1969	STL	Win, 7-3	X	8.0	7	3	3	2	9	Win
09-27-1969	@ WAS	Win, 8-7	X	7.0	8	6	6	0	4
09-21-1969	@ DET	Win, 5-2	X	9.0	9	2	2	1	9	Win
09-16-1969	@ DET	Win, 3-1	X	8.0	5	1	1	1	12	Win
09-11-1969	@ CLE	Loss, 5-6	X	8.0	12	6	6	3	9	Loss
09-05-1969	@ WAS	Win, 13-4	X	7.1	8	4	4	5	9	Win
08-25-1969	LA	Loss, 8-10	X	1.0	2	2	2	0	1
08-19-1969	CLE	Win, 3-0	X	9.0	6	0	0	1	10	Win
08-13-1969	@ DET	Win, 5-3	X	7.0	9	3	2	3	5	Win

United League 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	31	31	16	10	0	3.51	238.1	243	105	93	28	68	237	9	29.0	2	20	64.5
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.93	9.18	8.95	2.57	3.79	1.30	17.2	.320
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	465	126	23	2	18	62	30	106	2	5	2	.271	.317	.445	.762
vs. RHB	472	117	20	2	10	43	38	131	1	9	3	.248	.307	.362	.670

United League 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	6	6	2	4	0	4.44	48.2	50	26	24	7	13	52
May	6	6	2	3	0	3.70	48.2	53	28	20	7	14	42
June	4	4	3	1	0	3.00	30.0	32	11	10	1	8	30
July	5	5	2	1	0	2.77	39.0	34	12	12	3	12	39
August	5	5	4	0	0	2.20	32.2	32	9	8	3	11	31
September	5	5	3	1	0	4.35	39.1	42	19	19	7	10	43
Playoffs	2	2	1	1	0	4.50	16.0	16	8	8	1	4	17
Last Year	28	18	8	8	2	4.18	137.2	126	65	64	22	62	115
2 Years Ago	36	20	10	10	3	4.81	162.2	148	90	87	28	59	160
Career	591	502	234	198	6	4.10	3875.1	3688	1939	1766	411	1240	3397
Home	13	13	7	4	0	3.53	97.0	102	43	38	7	32	98
Road	18	18	9	6	0	3.50	141.1	141	62	55	21	36	139
Grass	31	31	16	10	0	3.51	238.1	243	105	93	28	68	237
Day	13	13	6	5	0	4.24	97.2	107	50	46	18	32	98
Night	18	18	10	5	0	3.01	140.2	136	55	47	10	36	139

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Total - UL	19	26	13	9	2	0	4.36	99.0	109	56	48	0	38	44	4	0	1.48	.000	0.0
1952 Total - UL	20	26	5	3	4	0	6.83	56.2	67	45	43	0	24	20	3	0	1.61	.000	0.0
1953 Total - UL	21	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	0.0
1954 Total - UL	22	27	1	2	1	0	4.15	39.0	45	22	18	0	9	21	1	0	1.38	.000	0.0
1955 Total - UL	23	27	27	14	8	0	3.52	212.1	210	93	83	0	35	220	6	1	1.15	.000	0.0
1956 Total - UL	24	37	37	15	16	0	5.05	274.1	311	162	154	0	55	346	9	1	1.33	.000	0.0
1957 Total - UL	25	25	25	14	9	0	3.31	195.2	167	80	72	0	53	136	7	1	1.12	.000	0.0
1958 Total - UL	26	42	42	15	17	0	4.48	311.1	312	171	155	0	111	215	8	0	1.36	.000	0.0
1959 Total - UL	27	43	43	14	22	0	4.16	328.2	310	172	152	52	106	217	15	2	1.27	.000	0.0
1960 Total - UL	28	39	37	11	23	1	4.59	286.1	262	161	146	51	85	236	18	0	1.21	.000	0.0
1961 Total - UL	29	43	43	23	12	0	3.00	347.2	269	134	116	45	112	347	15	2	1.10	.000	0.0
1962 Boston - UL	30	1	1	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	3	1	1	1	1	5	0	0	0.80	.000	0.0
1963 Boston - UL	31	45	45	24	12	0	4.50	324.0	328	178	162	58	106	286	9	1	1.34	.301	16.8
1964 Chicago - UL	32	14	14	7	5	0	3.57	108.1	78	44	43	15	37	112	4	1	1.06	.240	9.7
1964 Boston - UL	32	24	24	10	11	0	4.63	173.0	170	94	89	32	65	173	5	2	1.36	.306	4.7
1964 Total - UL	32	38	38	17	16	0	4.22	281.1	248	138	132	47	102	285	9	3	1.24	.282	14.4
1965 Cleveland - UL	33	22	22	12	8	0	3.68	171.1	155	76	70	24	55	146	9	1	1.23	.273	21.8
1965 Chicago - UL	33	13	13	5	6	0	3.50	97.2	101	46	38	5	35	72	2	0	1.39	.320	12.2
1965 Total - UL	33	35	35	17	14	0	3.61	269.0	256	122	108	29	90	218	11	1	1.29	.291	34.0
1966 Cleveland - UL	34	41	41	22	14	0	3.88	306.0	274	144	132	50	124	289	7	1	1.30	.278	30.8
1967 Cleveland - UL	35	36	20	10	10	3	4.81	162.2	148	90	87	28	59	160	7	1	1.27	.283	-1.0
1968 Brooklyn - UL	36	7	7	2	4	0	6.75	41.1	52	31	31	11	18	36	1	0	1.69	.350	-13.8
1968 Cleveland - UL	36	21	11	6	4	2	3.08	96.1	74	34	33	11	44	79	3	0	1.22	.248	19.7
1968 Total - UL	36	28	18	8	8	2	4.18	137.2	126	65	64	22	62	115	4	0	1.37	.280	6.0
1969 Brooklyn - UL	37	31	31	16	10	0	3.51	238.1	243	105	93	28	68	237	9	2	1.30	.320	17.2
Total UL		591	502	234	198	6	4.10	3875.1	3688	1939	1766	411	1240	3397	142	16	1.27	1.211	118.1

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

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ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1964 Chicago - UL	32	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	0.0
1965 Cleveland - UL	33	2	2	1	1	0	5.63	16.0	18	10	10	4	8	12	0	0	1.63	.318	0.0
1967 Cleveland - UL	35	1	1	0	1	0	3.24	8.1	6	3	3	1	6	6	0	0	1.44	.227	0.0
1969 Brooklyn - UL	37	2	2	1	1	0	4.50	16.0	16	8	8	1	4	17	1	0	1.25	.333	0.0
Total UL		7	5	2	3	0	4.65	40.2	40	21	21	6	18	36	1	0	1.43	.304	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Boston - ML	P	45	45	22	64	1	88	2	.977	324.0	2.39
1964 Chicago - ML	P	14	14	4	17	0	23	2	.913	108.1	1.74
1964 Boston - ML	P	24	24	7	32	1	40	1	.975	173.0	2.03
1965 Chicago - ML	P	13	13	4	14	2	19	1	.947	97.2	1.66
1965 Cleveland - ML	P	22	22	11	39	2	52	2	.962	171.1	2.63
1966 Cleveland - ML	P	41	41	22	44	4	68	2	.971	306.0	1.94
1967 Cleveland - ML	P	36	20	12	22	2	34	0	1.000	162.2	1.88
1968 Cleveland - ML	P	21	11	2	19	0	22	1	.955	96.1	1.96
1968 Brooklyn - ML	P	7	7	2	7	1	9	0	1.000	41.1	1.96
1969 Brooklyn - ML	P	31	31	7	26	1	36	3	.917	238.1	1.25

Player History
03-01-1951	Drafted in 16th round, 127th overall pick, by New York in 1951.
05-14-1951	Earned first career win on 5/14/1951.
07-20-1951	Had first career hit on 7/20/1951, off Vic Raschi (DET).
05-04-1955	Injured on 5/4/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks.
02-01-1956	Renewed by New York on 2/1/1956 to a 3-year deal worth $1,800,000 per year.
09-27-1961	Hit first career homerun on 9/27/1961, off Jack Kralick (CLE).
12-01-1961	Named starting pitcher on ALL-UL TEAM, 1961.
04-02-1962	Injured on 4/2/1962 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season.
08-07-1963	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Griffins with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 7 (4).
05-31-1964	Injured (Strained Back Muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-09-1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-20-1964	Was traded by the Boston Federals to the Chicago Colts, along with LF B. Allison, 3B K. Hamlin, in exchange for 2B N. Fox, C T. Satriano, 2B C. Schilling.
09-08-1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Louisville Colonels with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 7 (4).
06-04-1965	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $31,280,000 with the Chicago Colts organization.
06-16-1965	Was traded by the Chicago Colts to the Cleveland Barons, along with SP A. Downing, RF C. Hinton, in exchange for SP D. Drysdale, SP J. Tsitouris, 3B W. Jones.
06-17-1965	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Dallas Texans with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 7 (4).
05-23-1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-30-1966	Earns his 200th career United League victory!
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 7 (4).
06-25-1967	Collects his 3000th career United League strikeout!
09-25-1967	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 7 (4).
03-19-1968	Injured (finger blister), out for 3 weeks.
08-01-1968	Was traded by the Cleveland Barons to the Brooklyn Superbas, along with a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP G. Conley.
08-28-1968	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 4 weeks.
11-03-1968	Became a free agent.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
02-08-1969	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,600,000 with the Brooklyn Superbas organization.
06-13-1969	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-19-1969	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-25-1969	Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1963	19	10
1965	27	1

Year	GS	Rank
1963	45	4
1966	41	2

Year	W	Rank
1963	24	2
1966	22	2
1969	16	5

Year	Winning %	Rank
1963	.667	8

Year	HLD	Rank
1967	10	4

Year	IP	Rank
1963	324.0	6
1966	306.0	4
1969	238.1	7

Year	BF	Rank
1963	1400	4
1966	1299	4
1969	1027	8

Year	HRA	Rank
1963	58	1
1964	47	1
1966	50	1
1969	28	3

Year	BB	Rank
1964	102	10
1966	124	6

Year	K	Rank
1963	286	2
1964	285	3
1965	218	6
1966	289	2
1969	237	1

Year	WP	Rank
1966	12	5

Year	BABIP	Rank
1966	.278	8

Year	K/BB	Rank
1964	2.79	10
1967	2.71	9
1969	3.49	5

Year	H/9	Rank
1966	8.06	7
1967	8.19	10

Year	K/9	Rank
1963	7.94	4
1964	9.12	2
1965	7.29	6
1966	8.50	5
1967	8.85	2
1969	8.95	1

Year	QS	Rank
1969	20	9

Year	QSP	Rank
1969	.645	10

Year	CG	Rank
1965	11	7
1969	9	5

Year	CGP	Rank
1965	.314	6
1967	.350	10
1969	.290	6

Year	SHO	Rank
1964	3	6
1967	1	9
1969	2	5