Autographs of Bob Friend
Robert Bartmess Friend (November 24, 1930 – February 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between 1951 and 1966, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time All-Star, Friend was an integral member of the Pirates team that defeated the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series. He played for the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season of 1966. As of 2019, he still held Pirates records for career innings pitched and strikeouts. He was the first man to lead the league in ERA while pitching for a last place team.
Friend was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Later, Friend would be enrolled into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2023.
Friend was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up in nearby West Lafayette. His father was an orchestra leader, and Friend studied piano seriously until age sixteen, about the time of his father's death. At West Lafayette High School, Friend was an all-state football halfback and an all-state pitcher on the baseball team, and also played basketball and golf.
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Current items with a signature of Bob Friend
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Traded items with a signature of Bob Friend
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Friend (Bob Friend Vern Law SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8x10 Photo JSA COA PIRATES 1960 WSC) was sold in August 2025 for £143.75 while the cheapest item (Bob Friend Pittsburgh Pirates Signed Autograph Photo 3x NL Allstar Inscribed COA) found a new owner for £0.76 in June 2023. The month with the most items sold (14) was August 2025 with an average selling price of £26.52 for an autographed item of Bob Friend. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with £41.62 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.98 was November 2024. In average, an autographed item from Bob Friend is worth £27.24.
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