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	3-11 / in Starts: 2-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	15 (9-4-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Shepard	2
D Cole	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	37	3 (2)	Apr 16	PIT		BRO	L,0-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.053	2.67	-0.07%	-0.44	P
2	38	7 (3)	Apr 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.50	-0.050	.56	-0.03%	-0.68	P
3	39	11 (3)	Apr 27	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.71	0.038	.67	0.02%	0.12	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
4	40	17 (5)	May 2	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	9	.68	0.129	.52	0.06%	1.92	P
5	41	22 (4)	May 7	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-11	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9						P
6	42	31 (8)	May 17	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	9	.85	-0.022	.39	-0.01%	-0.25	P
7	43	43 (11)	May 30 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	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
8	44	46 (2)	Jun 1	PIT		STL	L,2-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	9						P
9	45	51 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.563	.938	9	.91	0.090	.04	0.00%	0.77	P
10	46	54 (2)	Jun 9	PIT		CHC	L,2-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.54	-0.090	.03	0.00%	-0.67	P
11	47	58 (3)	Jun 14	PIT	@	STL	W,10-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
12	48	60 (1)	Jun 16	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
13	49	65 (4)	Jun 20	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
14	50	68 (2)	Jun 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-10	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.474	.789	9	.73	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							3-11		22	19	1	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.474	.789		.87	0.021	.61	-0.02%	0.54

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