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	4-32 / in Starts: 2-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	17 (10-5-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Lynch	1
E Pellagrini	1
C Roberts	1
D Hall	1

Most Driven In By
B Skinner	1
F Thomas	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	1	2 (1)	Apr 14	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	4 (1)	Apr 18 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	10 (5)	Apr 23	PIT		BRO	L,5-6	10-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	2.26	-0.058	5.38	-0.08%	-0.24	P
4	4	16 (5)	Apr 29	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	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
5	5	21 (4)	May 5	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.04	-0.072	2.70	-0.06%	-0.68	P
6	6	26 (4)	May 13	PIT		MLN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.93	-0.005	.65	0.00%	-0.03	P
7	7	31 (4)	May 17	PIT		CHC	L,6-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.61	-0.037	1.04	-0.02%	-0.36	P
8	8	34 (2)	May 20	PIT		STL	L,4-17	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
9	9	37 (2)	May 23 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
10	10	40 (2)	May 25	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-21	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	2.24	-0.010	.56	0.00%	-0.09	P
11	11	44 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
12	12	45	May 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,7-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						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	13	49 (3)	Jun 5	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-7	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
14	14	52 (2)	Jun 8	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
15	15	58 (5)	Jun 13 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	1.21	0.176	.03	0.00%	1.72	P
16	16	61 (2)	Jun 19	PIT		MLN	L,2-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
17	17	64 (2)	Jun 23	PIT		STL	L,1-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
18	18	66 (1)	Jun 25	PIT		CIN	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						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	19	74 (7)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,2-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
20	20	76 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,6-8	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	1.21	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
21	21	79 (2)	Jul 9	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9						P
22	22	87 (7)	Jul 17 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS-9	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630	9	1.26	0.238	.00	0.00%	2.22	P
23	23	92 (4)	Jul 22	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.133	.278	.200	.478	9						P
24	24	97 (4)	Jul 26	PIT		MLN	L,1-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.125	.263	.188	.451	9						P
25	25	100 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,8-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9						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
26	26	104 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-12	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9						P
27	27	109 (4)	Aug 7	PIT		STL	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9						P
28	28	117 (7)	Aug 15 susp	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.217	.150	.367	9	1.35	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
29	29	120 (2)	Aug 19	PIT		BRO	L,5-7	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.217	.150	.367	9						P
30	30	121	Aug 20	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.217	.150	.367	9						P
31	31	125 (3)	Aug 25	PIT	@	STL	L,0-13	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.136	.336	9	.05	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
Sept		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
32	32	136 (10)	Sep 5	PIT		PHI	L,5-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.200	.136	.336	9						P
33	33	137	Sep 6 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-6	2-10	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288	9	1.50	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
34	34	143 (5)	Sep 12 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,2-13	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288	9						P
35	35	145 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288	9						P
36	36	152 (6)	Sep 24	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288	9						P
							4-32		32	26	2	2	1	0	0	4	3	0	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288		1.30	0.024	.50	-0.16%	0.53

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