Owen Friend
Owen Lacey Friend
Born: March 21, 1927
Granite City, IL US
Deceased: October 14, 2007
Wichita, KS US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1944-1964
Major League Statistics
Owen Friend compiled a career batting average of .254 with 139 home runs and 613 RBI in his 1450-game career with the Newark Moundsmen, Raleigh Capitals, Memphis Chicks, Elmira Pioneers, San Antonio Missions, Springfield Browns, Muskegon Clippers, Indianapolis Indians, Louisville Colonels, Havana Sugar Kings, Vancouver Mounties, Phoenix Giants, Dallas Rangers, Wenatchee Chiefs and Rocky Mount Senators. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 54 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Senators | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 57 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | OHSL4 | Newark Moundsmen | 129 | 564 | 488 | 80 | 137 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 63 | 67 | .281 | .365 | .373 | .738 | 182 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1945 | C | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 106 | 475 | 424 | 76 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 16 | 40 | 66 | .281 | .345 | .401 | .746 | 170 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | .345 | .345 | .345 | .690 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 114 | 432 | 388 | 42 | 89 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 71 | .229 | .295 | .332 | .627 | 129 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 88 | 386 | 346 | 53 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 5 | 35 | 57 | .240 | .315 | .390 | .705 | 135 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 46 | 177 | 162 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | .222 | .280 | .290 | .570 | 47 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1948 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 141 | 500 | 500 | 139 | 25 | 13 | 21 | .278 | .278 | .506 | .784 | 253 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 139 | 580 | 523 | 75 | 138 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 88 | 12 | 49 | 105 | .264 | .329 | .449 | .779 | 235 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 137 | 504 | 455 | 55 | 114 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 33 | 95 | .251 | .299 | .411 | .710 | 187 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 25 | 92 | 84 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .190 | .253 | .262 | .515 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Havana Sugar Kings | 94 | 368 | 336 | 40 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 30 | 71 | .202 | .266 | .366 | .632 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 133 | 501 | 449 | 61 | 109 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 42 | 106 | .243 | .308 | .481 | .789 | 216 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 115 | 403 | 371 | 40 | 97 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 95 | .261 | .308 | .431 | .739 | 160 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas Rangers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 116 | 384 | 350 | 41 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 90 | .237 | .297 | .420 | .717 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 53 | 181 | 154 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | .299 | .376 | .513 | .889 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Senators | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1450 | 5584 | 5067 | 608 | 1285 | 258 | 68 | 139 | 613 | 57 | 3 | 420 | 866 | .254 | .312 | .414 | .726 | 2096 | 27 | 17 | 62 | 18 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | OHSL4 | Newark Moundsmen | 2B | 129 | 322 | 357 | 74 | 77 | .902 | 5.264 |
| 1945 | C | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 2B | 96 | 254 | 306 | 54 | 60 | .912 | 5.833 |
| 1945 | C | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 3B | 14 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 3.071 |
| 1946 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 2B | 114 | 284 | 332 | 32 | 89 | .951 | 5.404 |
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 2B | 88 | 264 | 253 | 22 | 63 | .959 | 5.875 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2B | 46 | 136 | 100 | 16 | 28 | .937 | 5.130 |
| 1949 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 2B | 139 | 414 | 411 | 52 | 101 | .941 | 5.935 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 135 | 234 | 346 | 33 | 108 | .946 | 4.296 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 2B | 11 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 6 | .967 | 5.273 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.273 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Havana Sugar Kings | SS | 63 | 107 | 163 | 20 | 35 | .931 | 4.286 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Havana Sugar Kings | 3B | 28 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 4 | .947 | 3.179 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 2B | 87 | 203 | 252 | 15 | 70 | .968 | 5.230 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | SS | 19 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 11 | .985 | 3.421 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | OF | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .939 | 1.938 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 2B | 68 | 153 | 191 | 12 | 41 | .966 | 5.059 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 3B | 40 | 48 | 67 | 7 | 10 | .943 | 2.875 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 2B | 56 | 135 | 141 | 11 | 43 | .962 | 4.929 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | OF | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 1.208 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 3B | 21 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 6 | .938 | 2.857 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 2B | 40 | 108 | 125 | 15 | 39 | .940 | 5.825 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .455 |
| 1964 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Senators | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1258 | 2842 | 3258 | 382 | 795 | .941 | 4.849 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | Ohio State League | Newark Moundsmen | SLA | ||
| 1945 | C | Carolina League | Raleigh Capitals | CIN | ||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1946 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | SLA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Springfield Browns | SLA | ||
| 1948 | A | Central League | Muskegon Clippers | CHA | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | SLA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Havana Sugar Kings | CIN | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas Rangers | |||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | |||
| 1964 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Senators | WS2 |
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