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

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-20 / in Starts: 17-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 3

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	101	2	Apr 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-9	W(1-0)	99	8.1	8	1	1	5	1	0	0	1.08	4.04	35	10	11	1	4	8	59			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.03	0.143	2.41	0.20%	1.78	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out a3
2	102	6	Apr 23	CIN		MLN	W,2-0	SHO	W(2-0)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	1	0.52	2.99	34	7	14	0	0	6	79			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.588	3.55	1.06%	4.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
3	103	10	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	W(3-0)	5	9.0	10	2	2	0	3	1	0	1.03	3.08	35	9	13	1	0	10	62			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.16	0.374	2.54	0.49%	2.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	104	13	May 4(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-6		4	6.0	10	4	4	2	0	0	0	1.95	3.16	29	11	6	0	0	10	34			0	0	0	27	4	0	1	0	0	0	.83	-0.118	2.55	-0.22%	-1.08	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
5	105	18	May 9	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS-8	L(3-1)	4	7.1	10	5	5	1	0	1	1	2.72	3.51	33	8	13	1	0	10	37			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.420	4.85	-0.72%	-1.62	1b start tie	8b --- 1 out d2
6	106	22	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-3		4	2.2	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.19	3.47	15	4	2	0	0	7	32			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	.91	-0.245	1.76	-0.29%	-1.98	1b start tie	3b 12- 2 out d1
7	107	25	May 18	CIN		MLN	W,11-7	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	13	7	7	0	2	4	0	3.86	4.23	39	7	17	5	0	13	35			0	0	0	39	3	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.079	.75	-0.08%	-2.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
8	108	29	May 23	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	GS-8	W(5-1)	4	7.0	8	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.55	4.29	29	10	18	5	0	0	56			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.01	0.190	1.07	0.12%	1.30	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out a3
9	109	34	May 28	CIN		CHC	L,4-6	GS-5		4	5.0	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.69	4.37	19	8	6	0	0	3	49			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.127	1.43	-0.10%	-0.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	110	37	Jun 1(1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	W(6-1)	3	9.0	8	1	1	2	4	1	0	3.36	4.29	36	15	10	1	4	5	69			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.66	0.715	2.30	0.59%	3.38	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
11	111	42	Jun 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	W(7-1)	3	9.0	8	4	4	2	1	1	0	3.43	4.29	37	18	16	4	0	0	54			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	2	.89	0.058	1.67	0.07%	0.60	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
12	112	46	Jun 9	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-0	SHO	W(8-1)	3	9.0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.09	4.05	33	15	9	0	0	6	78			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.487	3.23	1.00%	4.33	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
13	113	49	Jun 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(8-2)	4	8.0	10	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.20	4.06	34	9	13	0	1	10	46			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.177	3.31	-0.34%	-0.11	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
14	114	55	Jun 20	CIN		CHC	L,3-11	GS-1	L(8-3)	5	0.2	3	7	7	3	0	0	1	3.82	4.17	9	0	2	0	0	3	15			0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.74	-0.336	5.43	-0.63%	-4.27	1t start tie	1t 123 2 out d4
15	115	58	Jun 22(2)	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.79	4.16	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.012	.92	0.03%	0.70	9t -2- 1 out d3	9t end d 3
16	116	61	Jun 24(2)	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	GS-11	L(8-4)	1	10.1	8	6	6	3	3	2	0	3.93	4.27	39	12	21	8	0	0	53			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	3	0	1	1.36	0.056	4.17	0.10%	0.53	1t start tie	11t 1-3 1 out d2
17	117	66	Jun 30	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-9	GS-4	L(8-5)	5	3.2	6	4	4	0	1	0	1	4.12	4.22	17	5	4	0	0	6	34			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.292	4.07	-0.66%	-2.40	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 2 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	118	71	Jul 4(2)	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	W(9-5)	3	9.0	8	3	2	3	4	1	0	3.96	4.20	39	9	16	1	0	7	62			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	1	.95	0.123	2.43	0.19%	1.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
19	119	73	Jul 6(1)	CIN		PHI	L,1-7	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.95	4.20	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.51	9t 1-3 2 out d7	9t end d 7
20	120	75	Jul 10	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	SHO	W(10-5)	3	9.0	7	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.68	4.07	33	12	11	1	0	7	74			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.374	2.34	0.70%	4.33	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
21	121	80	Jul 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-8	GS-4	L(10-6)	3	3.1	6	7	4	0	1	3	0	3.86	4.31	17	5	10	0	0	1	27			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	.84	-0.364	1.56	-0.41%	-5.23	1b start a 1	4b --- 1 out d6
22	122	85	Jul 18(2)	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	W(11-6)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	3	0	0	3.68	4.21	35	10	14	0	0	5	73			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.35	0.580	1.75	0.45%	3.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
23	123	92	Jul 25(2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	W(12-6)	6	9.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	0	3.58	4.07	34	15	10	0	0	6	70			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.47	0.396	1.99	0.32%	2.64	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
24	124	97	Jul 30	CIN		SFG	W,5-1	CG	W(13-6)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.44	3.97	31	17	8	0	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.463	2.18	0.55%	3.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	125	99	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	9-9		1	0.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.43	3.97	4	1	3	1	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.13	-0.270	4.28	-0.33%	-2.85	9t 123 1 out tie	9t 12- 2 out d4
26	126	101	Aug 3(1)	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	GS-5		1	5.0	9	4	4	0	2	2	0	3.54	4.06	23	4	17	7	0	0	35			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.75	-0.196	.86	-0.14%	-1.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
27	127	105	Aug 7	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	L(13-7)	3	9.0	9	3	3	3	3	0	0	3.52	3.99	39	11	15	2	5	7	57			0	0	1	34	2	1	0	0	1	1	.94	-0.041	.91	-0.02%	1.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
28	128	110	Aug 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-8		3	7.2	8	4	4	4	5	0	0	3.56	3.94	33	10	8	1	0	6	48			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	1	0	1.52	-0.226	.27	-0.02%	-0.70	1b start tie	8b -23 2 out d2
29	129	115	Aug 15	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	W(14-7)	3	9.0	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.40	3.87	33	13	12	0	0	5	76			0	0	0	30	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.11	0.426	.04	0.01%	3.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
30	130	119	Aug 19	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7		3	7.0	8	3	3	2	2	1	0	3.41	3.89	30	8	10	0	0	8	49			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.067	.00	0.00%	0.37	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
31	131	123	Aug 23	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-6	L(14-8)	3	6.0	7	4	4	2	1	3	0	3.49	4.06	27	8	10	0	0	6	41			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.190	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
32	132	128	Aug 29	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	W(15-8)	5	9.0	8	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.47	4.05	36	17	9	3	2	5	60			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.245	.00	0.00%	1.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	133	134	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-4	L(15-9)	3	4.0	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	3.57	4.03	20	6	5	0	0	9	28			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-1.94	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d3
34	134	137	Sep 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	W(16-9)	3	9.0	5	2	2	1	5	1	0	3.51	3.99	34	8	16	4	5	4	73			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.62	0.159	.00	0.00%	2.38	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a8
35	135	142	Sep 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS-7	L(16-10)	3	7.0	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	3.52	3.93	30	10	9	0	0	9	49			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.16	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
36	136	145	Sep 14(1)	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	CG	W(17-10)	3	9.0	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.50	3.85	39	10	14	0	0	10	58			1	0	0	38	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.76	0.365	.00	0.00%	1.69	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
37	137	150	Sep 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-5	GS-6	L(17-11)	5	5.2	9	5	5	3	1	0	0	3.60	3.85	28	5	10	0	0	9	29			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	1	0	1.33	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-2.11	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out d4
							17-20		W-L:17-11	3.3	250.0	259	106	100	49	70	25	4	3.60	3.85	1040	0.85		7%	3%	206	52	6	50%	5	1	1	968	53	2	3	18	7	12	1.10	2.135	1.69	1.93%	18.74

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