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	20-16 / in Starts: 19-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	53 (28-18-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
G Coleman	1
G Freese	1
W Post	1
Self	1
E Bailey	0

Most Driven In By
V Pinson	3
D Blasingame	1
F Robinson	1
Self	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	217	2 (1)	Apr 13	CIN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.21	-0.083	3.17	-0.13%	-1.04	P
2	218	6 (3)	Apr 18	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.16	-0.016	.43	-0.03%	-1.26	P
3	219	11 (4)	Apr 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	1.00	-0.052	2.53	-0.08%	-0.43	P
4	220	16 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.41	0.046	2.34	0.05%	0.17	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	221	21 (4)	May 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	1.54	-0.099	4.01	-0.15%	-0.61	P
6	222	25 (3)	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	.59	-0.015	2.03	-0.03%	-0.16	P
7	223	29 (3)	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	9	.94	-0.006	2.80	-0.01%	-0.08	P
8	224	34 (4)	May 22	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	1.02	-0.082	3.97	-0.19%	-0.58	P
9	225	38 (3)	May 28	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9	.47	-0.039	1.39	-0.07%	-0.91	P
10	226	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	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
11	227	43 (1)	Jun 2	CIN		CHC	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9	.77	-0.019	3.24	-0.05%	-0.17	P
12	228	48 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		MLN	W,7-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.120	.185	.160	.345	9	.76	0.002	3.33	0.01%	-0.61	P
13	229	54 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-3	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9	1.03	-0.016	4.99	-0.05%	0.02	P
14	230	59 (4)	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.121	.264	9	.33	-0.045	1.56	-0.13%	-1.39	P
15	231	65 (5)	Jun 22	CIN		STL	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.111	.243	9	.58	-0.044	3.16	-0.14%	-0.77	P
16	232	70 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-16	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.125	.105	.230	9	.52	-0.029	2.77	-0.09%	-0.34	P
17	233	71	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.125	.105	.230	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
18	234	76 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.114	.095	.209	9	.44	-0.044	2.49	-0.15%	-0.76	P
19	235	82 (5)	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.109	.234	9	1.01	0.041	7.76	0.19%	-0.07	P
20	236	86 (3)	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,7-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.104	.224	9	.82	-0.046	3.48	-0.12%	-0.34	P
21	237	91 (4)	Jul 19	CIN		LAD	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.080	.115	.100	.215	9	1.43	-0.135	12.09	-0.68%	-1.44	P
22	238	94 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.109	.094	.203	9	1.68	-0.157	12.45	-0.70%	-1.19	P
23	239	99 (4)	Jul 27	CIN	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.105	.091	.196	9	1.37	-0.081	8.74	-0.31%	-0.56	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
24	240	107 (7)	Aug 4	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.119	.105	.224	9	1.92	0.025	11.56	0.09%	0.08	P
25	241	112 (4)	Aug 8	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.127	.164	.291	9	1.54	-0.057	9.75	-0.22%	0.14	P
26	242	115 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.161	.286	9	1.22	-0.038	8.49	-0.16%	-0.36	P
27	243	118 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.152	.269	9	.15	-0.015	1.98	-0.12%	-0.71	P
28	244	123 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,2-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.118	.152	.269	9						P
29	245	127 (3)	Aug 25	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.090	.129	.149	.278	9	.95	0.037	10.73	0.25%	0.22	P
30	246	132 (4)	Aug 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.145	.270	9	1.29	-0.065	8.68	-0.26%	-0.60	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
31	247	137 (4)	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.139	.259	9	.82	-0.081	6.97	-0.41%	-1.04	P
32	248	141 (3)	Sep 10	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.141	.173	.314	9	.64	0.100	4.09	0.38%	1.10	P
33	249	145 (3)	Sep 17	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.138	.169	.306	9	1.55	-0.088	2.94	-0.10%	-0.85	P
34	250	148 (2)	Sep 22	CIN		SFG	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.138	.169	.306	9						P
35	251	151 (2)	Sep 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.136	.167	.302	9	.46	-0.012	.27	0.00%	-0.11	P
36	252	154 (2)	Oct 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.133	.163	.295	9	1.36	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
							20-16		90	80	6	8	2	0	1	4	2	0	32	1	7	0	1	2	0	0	.100	.133	.163	.295		.94	-1.189	4.84	-3.42%	-15.43

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