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	28-9 / in Starts: 28-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 119 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	72 (39-22-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 119 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (38-22-12)

Most Driven In
Self	2
F Robinson	1
D Zimmer	0
J Edwards	0
L CÃ¡rdenas	0

Most Driven In By
V Pinson	2
Self	2
J Lynch	1
E Kasko	1
F Robinson	1
D Blasingame	1
D Zimmer	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	253	2 (1)	Apr 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.86	-0.168	3.88	-0.21%	-1.01	P
2	254	7 (4)	Apr 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.48	-0.013	.71	-0.01%	-0.25	P
3	255	11 (3)	Apr 21	CIN		SFG	L,6-8	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.76	-0.050	1.34	-0.05%	-0.85	P
4	256	15 (3)	Apr 25	CIN		NYM	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.41	-0.044	.56	-0.04%	-1.22	P
5	257	19 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	2.03	-0.218	2.53	-0.16%	-1.59	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
6	258	22 (2)	May 5	CIN		STL	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.25	-0.020	.36	-0.02%	-0.82	P
7	259	26 (3)	May 9	CIN		PHI	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	.35	-0.034	.41	-0.02%	-1.34	P
8	260	29 (2)	May 13	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9	1.23	-0.096	2.28	-0.11%	-0.94	P
9	261	33 (3)	May 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.067	.097	.067	.163	9	.88	0.058	1.90	0.08%	0.24	P
10	262	36 (2)	May 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.091	.209	9	1.12	0.000	2.78	0.00%	0.01	P
11	263	40 (3)	May 27	CIN		CHC	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.105	.081	.186	9	.55	-0.053	1.33	-0.08%	-1.43	P
12	264	44 (3)	May 31	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.073	.095	.073	.168	9	.79	0.026	1.75	0.04%	-0.06	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	265	48 (3)	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-7	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.133	.182	.315	9	.54	0.074	1.25	0.10%	0.87	P
14	266	52 (3)	Jun 9	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.146	.191	.337	9	.38	-0.019	.54	-0.02%	-0.45	P
15	267	57 (4)	Jun 13	CIN		SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.157	.200	.357	9	.39	0.009	.58	0.01%	-0.36	P
16	268	63 (5)	Jun 18 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.145	.185	.331	9	.74	-0.079	1.00	-0.06%	-0.87	P
17	269	66 (2)	Jun 22	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.155	.211	.366	9	1.06	0.046	2.32	0.06%	0.09	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	270	75 (8)	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.203	.353	9	1.02	-0.052	.90	-0.03%	-0.49	P
19	271	80 (4)	Jul 7	CIN		HOU	W,10-1	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.169	.254	.423	9	.14	0.046	.10	0.02%	0.41	P
20	272	84 (3)	Jul 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.164	.246	.410	9	.73	-0.037	.75	-0.02%	-0.28	P
21	273	89 (4)	Jul 17	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.162	.242	.404	9	.83	-0.020	.65	-0.01%	-0.31	P
22	274	93 (3)	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.153	.229	.381	9	.67	-0.071	.32	-0.02%	-0.70	P
23	275	98 (4)	Jul 25	CIN		PIT	W,13-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.123	.145	.219	.364	9	.47	-0.067	.45	-0.04%	-1.41	P
24	276	102 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.143	.216	.359	9	2.38	0.088	2.08	0.05%	0.52	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
25	277	105 (2)	Aug 2	CIN		STL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.139	.211	.350	9	.81	-0.042	1.24	-0.04%	-0.41	P
26	278	111 (5)	Aug 6	CIN	@	HOU	W,1-0	GS-11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.134	.203	.337	9	1.23	-0.092	1.00	-0.05%	-0.47	P
27	279	116 (4)	Aug 11	CIN		NYM	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.129	.195	.325	9	.94	-0.076	1.06	-0.05%	-0.59	P
28	280	120 (3)	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.126	.190	.317	9	.54	-0.043	.93	-0.05%	-0.75	P
29	281	125 (4)	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	W,7-3	GS-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.133	.207	.340	9	1.43	-0.041	4.00	-0.07%	0.13	P
30	282	129 (3)	Aug 24	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.112	.140	.202	.342	9	1.13	0.017	4.37	0.04%	-0.04	P
31	283	133 (3)	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.138	.200	.338	9	1.55	-0.039	6.68	-0.10%	-0.42	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	284	138 (4)	Sep 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.135	.196	.331	9	1.13	-0.055	1.51	-0.04%	-0.53	P
33	285	143 (4)	Sep 7	CIN		STL	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.133	.191	.324	9	.64	-0.033	1.34	-0.04%	-0.28	P
34	286	147 (3)	Sep 11	CIN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.103	.129	.186	.314	9	1.15	-0.009	.73	0.00%	-0.41	P
35	287	151 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	NYM	W,9-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.133	.188	.321	9	.50	-0.047	.24	-0.01%	-0.79	P
36	288	155 (3)	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.138	.183	.320	9	.53	-0.045	.15	-0.01%	-0.88	P
37	289	159 (3)	Sep 25	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.134	.178	.311	9	.79	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
							28-9		119	107	9	11	2	0	2	3	4	0	56	0	7	1	3	0	0	0	.103	.134	.178	.311		.83	-1.255	1.32	-0.98%	-18.37

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