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Bob Friend
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 333 of 1233 players

Robert Bartmess Friend
Born: November 24, 1930 at Lafayette, Ind.
Died: February 3, 2019 at Pittsburgh, Pa. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 195

Bob Friend was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on November 24, 2006, December 15, 2009, January 15, 2018, October 6, 2018, and April 5, 2019.

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First Mets game: June 18, 1966
Last Mets game: September 24, 1966

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Bob Friend also played for the following teams:

Pittsburgh Pirates 1952 - 1965; New York Yankees 1966

Purchased by the New York Mets from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

Released by the New York Mets on October 17, 1966.

Click the icon to see a graph of Bob Friend's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1966 22 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 5 0 1 .034 .034 .034

1 year 22 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 5 0 1 .034 .034 .034

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