Birthdate | 11/24/1930 |
Death Date | 2/3/2019 |
Debut Year | 1951 |
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Teams | Mets, Pirates, Yankees |
Position | Pitcher |
The Pittsburgh Pirates franchise leader in strikeouts and innings pitched, Bob Friend also gave up the first of Pete Rose’s 4,256 career hits.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954