Bob Purkey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: July 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: March 16, 2008 in Allegheny County, PA

Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, McMurray, PA

High School: South Hills HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1954 (Age 24-274d, 11,093rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 26, 1966 (Age 37-012d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.7

129

115

ERA

3.79

386

276

2114.2

793

WHIP

1.267

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-13		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 17 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 20	CIN	@	MLN	W,10-5		11	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
4	7	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	10 (2)	Apr 24 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	13 (2)	Apr 27	CIN		MLN	L,5-8		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	15 (1)	May 1	CIN		PIT	L,2-13		8	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	19 (3)	May 5	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	23 (3)	May 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,14-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	28 (4)	May 16	CIN		SFG	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
11	33 (4)	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	38 (4)	May 27	CIN		MLN	W,9-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	43 (4)	Jun 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	46 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	51 (4)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	30	7.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	56 (4)	Jun 16	CIN		STL	L,5-6	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	61 (4)	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	65 (3)	Jun 26	CIN		SFG	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	69 (3)	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-8	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	74 (4)	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	GS	29	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	78 (3)	Jul 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-7	GS	24	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	81 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
23	86 (4)	Jul 21	CIN		CHC	L,1-8	GS	33	6.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
24	91 (4)	Jul 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
25	93 (1)	Jul 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	96 (2)	Jul 31	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	101 (4)	Aug 5	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	106 (4)	Aug 10	CIN		SFG	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
29	113 (6)	Aug 15 (2)	CIN		MLN	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
30	117 (3)	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	GS	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	P
31	121 (3)	Aug 23	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	123 (1)	Aug 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	126 (2)	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	129 (2)	Sep 1	CIN		STL	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
35	133 (3)	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	138 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
37	141 (2)	Sep 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	GS	26	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	145 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
39	148 (2)	Sep 23	CIN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
40	151 (2)	Sep 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	154 (2)	Oct 2	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS	27	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
							41gm		252.2	30	47	1	78	5