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	8-13 / in Starts: 8-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 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 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (16-11-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
D Pavletich	1
D Spencer	1
M Keough	0

Most Driven In By
T Harper	1
L CÃ¡rdenas	1
V Pinson	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	290	23 (22)	May 7	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.20	-0.006	1.76	-0.01%	-0.03	P
2	291	28 (4)	May 12 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-0	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.57	0.022	1.03	0.02%	-0.35	P
3	292	34 (5)	May 18	CIN	@	STL	W,9-7	GS-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.444	.167	.611	9	1.46	0.159	2.39	0.16%	2.13	P
4	293	38 (3)	May 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.400	.143	.543	9	1.04	-0.025	2.34	-0.03%	-0.21	P
5	294	43 (4)	May 29	CIN		SFG	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	9	1.06	-0.029	2.28	-0.04%	-0.30	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
6	295	49 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	9	1.08	-0.052	1.91	-0.06%	-0.41	P
7	296	53 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	9	.57	-0.044	1.38	-0.06%	-0.83	P
8	297	59 (5)	Jun 14	CIN		NYM	L,3-10	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.294	.077	.371	9	.45	0.014	1.17	0.02%	0.12	P
9	298	64 (4)	Jun 18	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	9	1.18	-0.061	2.58	-0.08%	-0.41	P
10	299	69 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	9	.47	-0.031	1.41	-0.06%	-0.59	P
11	300	74 (4)	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.053	.217	.053	.270	9	1.14	0.034	3.72	0.07%	0.41	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
12	301	78 (3)	Jul 2	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.200	.048	.248	9	2.12	-0.112	6.00	-0.19%	-0.82	P
13	302	84 (5)	Jul 7 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.185	.043	.229	9	.67	-0.034	2.63	-0.08%	-0.26	P
14	303	95 (10)	Jul 18	CIN		STL	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.040	.172	.040	.212	9	.33	-0.026	.36	-0.02%	-0.56	P
15	304	100 (4)	Jul 24	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	1.44	-0.082	1.76	-0.06%	-0.83	P
16	305	105 (4)	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.171	.065	.236	9	1.51	-0.165	2.56	-0.17%	-1.01	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
17	306	112 (6)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.179	.086	.265	9	.30	-0.033	.25	-0.02%	-0.70	P
18	307	119 (6)	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.195	.108	.303	9	.39	0.010	.76	0.01%	0.03	P
19	308	126 (6)	Aug 17	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.103	.182	.103	.284	9	1.67	-0.031	.89	-0.01%	-0.50	P
20	309	135 (8)	Aug 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.174	.098	.271	9	1.20	-0.060	.33	-0.01%	-0.47	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
21	310	140 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	L,3-5	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.174	.098	.271	9	1.86	-0.020	.13	0.00%	-0.17	P
							8-13		49	41	3	4	0	0	0	2	4	0	22	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	.098	.174	.098	.271		.99	-0.572	1.75	-0.60%	-5.77

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