Owen Friend
Owen Lacey Friend
Born: March 21, 1927
Granite City, IL USA
Deceased: 2007
Wichita, KS USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1949-1956
Minor League Statistics
Owen Friend compiled a career batting average of .227 with 13 home runs and 76 RBI in his 208-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 119 | 427 | 372 | 48 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 68 | .237 | .312 | .352 | .664 | 131 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 104 | 96 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .177 | .233 | .313 | .546 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 34 | 73 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .235 | .288 | .353 | .641 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .262 | .326 | .333 | .659 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 208 | 670 | 598 | 69 | 136 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 109 | .227 | .295 | .339 | .634 | 203 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 302 | 22 | 62 | .961 | 5.871 | |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 4 | .889 | 2.333 | |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 3.000 | |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 69 | 8 | 22 | .947 | 5.500 | |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | 3.895 | |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.625 | |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 14 | 14 | 109.7 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 5 | .951 | 4.760 | 4.143 |
| 1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 194 | 16 | 129.7 | 410 | 514 | 41 | 112 | .958 | 64.134 | 4.763 |
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