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Owen Friend Autograph

Owen Lacey Friend (March 21, 1927 – October 14, 2007) was a Major League Baseball second baseman for five different teams between 1949 and 1956. Listed at 6'1, 180 lb., Friend batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Red", he was born in Granite City, Illinois. More about Owen Friend

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Current items with a signature of Owen Friend

These are the most current items with a signature of Owen Friend that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1951 BOWMAN BASEBALL CARD #101 OWEN FRIEND PQ AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED $95.00logo
thumbnailOWEN FRIEND 1/5 CUT AUTO 1950 BOWMAN BROWNS HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPH BACK TO BACK$39.99logo
thumbnailOwen Friend Autographed Signed NL Baseball Cubs, Tigers Beckett QR #BM25239$49.00logo
Strictly a line drive hitter, Friend entered the majors with the St. Louis Browns, playing for them two years (1949–50) before joining the Detroit Tigers (1953), Cleveland Indians (1953), Boston Red Sox (1955) and Chicago Cubs (1955–56). His most productive season came for the 1950 Browns, when he posted career-numbers in games played (119), home runs (8), RBI (50) and runs (48), while hitting a .237 batting average. In a five-season career, Friend was a .227 hitter (136–for–598) with 13 home runs and 76 RBI in 208 games, including 24 doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases. As an infielder, he made 194 appearances at second base (141), third base (27) and shortstop (26).

Following his playing retirement, Friend managed in the minors during 11 seasons (1960–65, 1967, 1970–71, 1974–75), served as a scout for the Houston Astros (1966) and Baltimore Orioles (1967–68), and also joined the original coaching staff of the 1969 Kansas City Royals. Friend wore uniform number 5 for the Royals, a number George Brett would later wear and retire. Friend died in Wichita, Kansas at age 80. Read even more about Owen Friend at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Owen Friend

In total, we tracked 72 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Owen Friend (VERY SCARCE Owen Friend SIGNED Vintage NL Baseball 1949-1956 CUBS) was sold in March 2013 for $199.00 while the cheapest item (Owen Friend signed 3x5 Browns Indians Tigers Red Sox Cubs) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2013. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $4.49 for an autographed item of Owen Friend. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2013 with $199.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Owen Friend is worth $5.24.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Owen Friend were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1949 BROWNS: Owen Friend, SIGNED 3x5 (BSJ), D.2007$1.99logo
thumbnail1949 BROWNS: Owen Friend, SIGNED 3x5 (JSC), D.2007$2.99logo
thumbnail1949 BROWNS: Owen Friend, SIGNED 3x5 Card (REA), D.2007$1.99logo
thumbnailOwen Friend ( Debut 1949 ) STL DET CHC CLEV SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AUTO 3x5 INDEX COA$6.40logo
thumbnailOwen Friend (d. 2007) Signed Index Card-Browns, Tigers, Indians, Red Sox, Cubs-D$1.99logo
thumbnailOwen Friend Autographed Baseball 3x5 Index Card$3.00logo
thumbnailOwen Friend Beckett BAS Signed 1950 Bowman Autograph$40.00logo
thumbnailOwen Friend Signed 3x5 Index Card PSA COA Cubs Red Sox Autograph PSA$6.99logo
thumbnailSigned 1950 Bowman Owen Friend #181 Autograph$10.45logo
thumbnailSigned 1952 Topps #160 Owen Friend Autograph$16.00logo