Danny Friend

Daniel Sebastian Friend (April 18, 1873 – June 1, 1942) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago Colts (later renamed the Chicago Cubs) of the National League from 1895 through 1898.

Career Friend was born on April 18, 1873, in Cincinnati. He made his Major League debut with the Chicago Colts on September 10, 1895, against the New York Giants. The Colts won his debut by a score of 13–2. Friend had his best season in 1896. He pitched in 36 games, starting 33. He had 290 innings pitched, an 18–14 won–lost record, and an earned run average of 4.74, again slightly worse than league average. In the minors, he pitched for the Providence Grays in 1901 and 1902, the Peoria Distillers in 1903, the New Bedford Whalers from 1904 through 1906, and the Independence Champs in 1907. In 1908, he pitched for three minor league teams: the Columbia Gamecocks, the Norfolk Tars and the Lynchburg Shoemakers.

For his Major League career, Friend pitched in 67 games and 551 innings, with an earned run average of 4.71 and a won–lost record of 32–29. As a hitter, he had a career batting average of .256, a career slugging percentage of .283 and a career on-base percentage of .332 in 238 at bats. Friend died on June 1, 1942, in Chillicothe, Ohio.