Bob Friend
Portrait of Bob Friend, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Bob Friend." Printed on back: "Bob Friend. Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates. Born: Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 24, 1930. Height: 6 ft. Weight: 190. Bats: right. Throws: right. In 34 games for the Bucs in 1951. Won 6, lost 10. In pitching 150 innings Bob walked 68 and struck out 41. His earned run average was 4.26. He broke into baseball with Waco in 1950. Then went up the ladder to Indianapolis. Hurled a no-hitter in final appearance at Waco. No. 191 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001676
- Subject:
- Friend, Bob (Robert Bartmess), 1930-
- Pitchers (Baseball)--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Haelan Laboratories. Bowman Gum Division
- Date:
- 1952
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1952-Friend, Bob
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.