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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-20 / in Starts: 20-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	63 (34-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (31-18-9)

Most Driven In
E Bailey	3
B Martin	1
R McMillan	1
E ChacÃ³n	0
W Jones	0

Most Driven In By
V Pinson	2
E Kasko	2
R McMillan	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	176	2 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-13	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	177	4 (1)	Apr 17 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	178	6 (1)	Apr 20	CIN	@	MLN	W,10-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	179	7	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	180	10 (2)	Apr 24 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.059	1.92	-0.08%	-0.79	P
6	181	13 (2)	Apr 27	CIN		MLN	L,5-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	182	15 (1)	May 1	CIN		PIT	L,2-13	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	183	19 (3)	May 5	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.31	0.091	2.43	0.10%	0.70	P
9	184	23 (3)	May 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,14-1	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.17	0.018	.44	0.03%	0.73	P
10	185	28 (4)	May 16	CIN		SFG	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	9	.32	-0.029	.97	-0.05%	-0.30	P
11	186	33 (4)	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.214	.603	9	.76	0.028	1.98	0.04%	0.27	P
12	187	38 (4)	May 27	CIN		MLN	W,9-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.368	.200	.568	9	1.05	-0.026	2.63	-0.04%	-0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	188	43 (4)	Jun 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.350	.188	.538	9	.97	-0.024	3.32	-0.05%	-0.23	P
14	189	46 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.304	.158	.462	9	.81	-0.065	1.43	-0.07%	-0.73	P
15	190	51 (4)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	9	.23	0.001	.48	0.00%	-0.06	P
16	191	56 (4)	Jun 16	CIN		STL	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.296	.136	.433	9	.62	-0.015	.85	-0.01%	-0.15	P
17	192	61 (4)	Jun 21	CIN		LAD	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.267	.120	.387	9	.88	-0.068	1.06	-0.05%	-0.77	P
18	193	65 (3)	Jun 26	CIN		SFG	W,10-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.281	.148	.429	9	.82	0.094	.55	0.04%	0.91	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	194	69 (3)	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.265	.138	.403	9	.67	-0.034	.76	-0.02%	-0.48	P
20	195	74 (4)	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.243	.125	.368	9	1.19	-0.095	1.50	-0.07%	-1.00	P
21	196	78 (3)	Jul 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.231	.118	.348	9	.94	-0.048	.55	-0.02%	-0.34	P
22	197	81 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.262	.162	.424	9	1.21	-0.053	.61	-0.02%	-0.53	P
23	198	86 (4)	Jul 21	CIN		CHC	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.179	.452	9	.93	0.047	.38	0.01%	0.28	P
24	199	91 (4)	Jul 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.163	.413	9	1.09	-0.118	.13	-0.01%	-1.34	P
25	200	93 (1)	Jul 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.250	.163	.413	9						P
26	201	96 (2)	Jul 31	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.245	.159	.404	9	.85	-0.021	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	202	101 (4)	Aug 5	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.231	.149	.380	9	1.10	-0.089	.01	0.00%	-0.73	P
28	203	106 (4)	Aug 10	CIN		SFG	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	9	.96	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
29	204	113 (6)	Aug 15 (2)	CIN		MLN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.207	.132	.339	9	.97	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
30	205	117 (3)	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.217	.130	.346	9	.94	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
31	206	121 (3)	Aug 23	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.210	.125	.335	9	1.16	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
32	207	123 (1)	Aug 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.210	.125	.335	9						P
33	208	126 (2)	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.115	.194	.115	.309	9	.17	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	209	129 (2)	Sep 1	CIN		STL	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.197	.123	.320	9	.86	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
35	210	133 (3)	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.187	.116	.303	9	.55	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-1.47	P
36	211	138 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.190	.111	.301	9	1.36	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
37	212	141 (2)	Sep 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.198	.122	.319	9	1.74	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
38	213	145 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.193	.118	.311	9	.57	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
39	214	148 (2)	Sep 23	CIN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.198	.127	.324	9	1.38	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
40	215	151 (2)	Sep 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.193	.123	.317	9	1.04	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
41	216	154 (2)	Oct 2	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.200	.133	.333	9	1.14	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
							21-20		96	83	6	11	0	0	0	5	7	0	44	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	.133	.200	.133	.333		.85	-0.769	.58	-0.27%	-10.04

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