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Bob Friend, pitched most innings for Pirates, dies at 88

Bob Friend, pitched most innings for Pirates, dies at 88
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bob Friend, who pitched more innings than anyone in Pittsburgh Pirates history, died Sunday. He was 88.
The Pirates said Friend died at his home in Pittsburgh.
Friend holds the Pirates record for innings (3,480 1/3), starts (477) and strikeouts (1,682). The right-hander was an All-Star in three different seasons — in 1960, he made the NL roster for both All-Star games played that summer, and was the starter and winner in the first one.
Friend made his big league debut with two shutout innings for the Pirates against Cincinnati as a 20-year-old on April 28, 1951. He became a fixture in Pittsburgh’s rotation through 1965 and then played one more season, splitting his last year with the New York Yankees and Mets.
Nicknamed “The Warrior” for his remarkable durability, Friend went 197-230 with a 3.58 ERA in 602 games.
In 1955, Friend became the first pitcher to lead his league in ERA, winning the NL title with a 2.83 mark. He topped the majors in innings in 1956-57 and tied Warren Spahn for the big league lead with 22 wins in 1958, finishing third in the Cy Young Award voting.
In 1960, Friend was 18-12 with a 3.00 ERA in helping the Pirates reach the World Series. He was hit hard in two starts and a relief appearance, but Pittsburgh outlasted the Yankees in seven games to win the championship.
That season came during a string of 11 straight years he pitched more than 200 innings — topping 260 in six of them.
After his playing career ended, he was among the founding officers of the Pirates Alumni Association and stayed active as a board member.
Pirates President Frank Coonelly, in a statement, called Friend “truly one of the very best to ever wear the Pirates black and gold.”
Friend is survived by his wife Pat, son Bob and daughter Missy.
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High School Basketball: February 4, 2019

GIRLS

6:30pm
[2A] Laurel at New Brighton

7:00pm
[1A] Vincentian at Quigley Catholic
[1A] Union at Sewickley Academy

7:30pm
[1A] Eden Christian at Cornell
[2A] Aliquippa at South Side Beaver
[2A] OLSH at Northgate
[3A] Freedom at Beaver
[3A] Riverside at Avonworth
[3A] Beaver Falls at Neshannock
[3A] Mohawk at Ellwood City
[4A] Central Valley at Quaker Valley
[4A] Ambridge at Blackhawk
[4A] Keystone Oaks at Hopewell
[5A] Trinity at Lincoln Park
[5A] Chartiers Valley at Moon
[5A] West Allegheny at South Fayette

Beaver Falls Man On Parole Facing Drug Charges

A Beaver Falls man is facing charges after being found with drugs during a parole officer’s home check. Dwayne Wells was charged after being found with cocaine, heroin, and marijuana at his home on Second Avenue on January 25th. . Wells had been under supervision for a firearms violation and previous drug charge. The 28-year-old is in the Beaver County Jail on 75-thousand-dollars bail.

BCTA to Hold Two Public Hearings Tonight On Proposed Changes

The Beaver County Transit Authority has scheduled two public hearings tonight on proposed service changes. The first hearing will be held this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the board room of the BCTA Transportation Center on West Washington Street in Rochester. The service cuts include the elimination of some early morning hours on Routes 1 and 11 and late night hours on Route 11, with the last weekday Route 1 bus from Pittsburgh being at 7 p.m. from the East Busway stop. Another proposed cut is the elimination of Route 1 service to and from Pittsburgh between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The stop at Drug and Alcohol in Vanport would be eliminated. CCBC service would be reduced on weekdays and eliminated on Saturdays. One Route 3 morning trip would be eliminated along with time changes and Route 11 Saturday service would be reduced. The Transit Authority says the changes will come with some benefits including improved time performance, improved connections between routes, the elimination of capacity issues on certain routes and the addition of a bus on Route 2 among other benefits. People looking to submit their comments in writing should mail them or deliver them in person before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to BCTA, 200 W. Washington St., Rochester, PA 15074. Beaver County Radio’s Matt Drzik will be at one of those meetings tonight and will have a detailed report for us tomorrow morning at 6:30 on AM Beaver County.

Boil Water Advisory For Raccoon, Potter Townships Expected To Be Lifted At Noon

Residents of two Beaver County communities are under a boil advisory until noon. Aliquippa Water Authority officials say a water main break Saturday on Green Garden Road caused a significant drop in water pressure to Raccoon and Potter townships. People are being asked to boil their water for at least three minutes before using it for drinking or cooking. Officials say the advisory will be lifted at noon.

Hyman, Sparks lift Maple Leafs over Penguins 3-2

TORONTO (AP) — Zach Hyman snapped a tie late in the second period, Garret Sparks made 28 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night.

Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Travis Dermott had a goal and an assist. Jake Gardiner added two assists.

Sidney Crosby and Teddy Blueger scored for Pittsburgh, which was without Evgeni Malkin for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Matt Murray stopped 30 shots.

Both teams were playing their second game in two nights — Toronto lost 3-2 in overtime Friday at Detroit, and Pittsburgh topped Ottawa 5-3 at home.

Toronto, which entered 4-7-1 over its last 12, went ahead with 3:54 left in the second on a slick play by Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner.

The duo worked a give-and-go in tight quarters along the boards before Rielly fired a shot that rebounded to Hyman, who outmuscled defenseman Kris Letang, kicked the puck to his stick as he fell to the ice and pushed in his ninth goal.

Rielly’s assist was his 52nd point, tying his career high from 2017-18.

The Penguins nearly got that one right back, but Sparks stopped Patric Hornqvist’s deflection and Tanner Pearson with his glove on the rebound.

Patrick Marleau had two chances to give Toronto a two-goal lead in the third, but Murray was there both times, including with the pad on a great solo rush by the veteran winger.

Pittsburgh pulled its goalie with 1:30 left in regulation and had an offensive zone faceoff with 28.4 seconds left when Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev just missed the empty net on a shot that went for icing, but the home side managed to hang on.

Jake Muzzin made his home debut for the Leafs after Monday’s trade with the Los Angeles Kings for two prospects and a 2019 first-round draft pick. The big defenseman got cheers during player introductions and had the crowd at Scotiabank Arena buzzing six minutes in when he laid out Penguins forward Jake Guentzel with a big hit along the boards.

Notes: Former Leafs D Ian Turnbull was honored with Toronto’s J.P. Bickell Memorial Cup by the team’s board of directors. The nod came 42 years to the day after Turnbull scored five goals in a game on Feb. 2, 1977 — an NHL record for a blue-liner that still stands.

UP NEXT

Pittsburgh Hosts Carolina on Tuesday night.

Toronto: Hosts Anaheim on Monday night.