Bob Friend
date: label: date made
content: 1964
name: label: referenced
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Friend, Bob
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Bob Friend (b. 1930-2019) was one of many players featured on collectible coins made by Topps and included in packs of baseball cards.
label: Description
content: A right handed pitcher, Bob Friend played Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1951-1965, where he was a four-time All-Star. The Major League leader in earned run average (ERA) in 1955 and wins in 1958, Friend won a World Series with Pittsburgh in 1960.
label: Description
content: In 1966 Friend left the PIrates, playing his last season splitting time between both New York clubs, the Yankees and the Mets.
label: Description
content: Friend retired with a lifetime 197-230 Win-Loss Record, with a 3.58 ERA and 1,734 strikeouts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0213.050
label: accession number
content: 1996.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0213.050
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottlecap, baseball
label: Object Name
content: cap, bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm