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	20-14 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	47 (23-18-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
S Boros	1
T Harper	0

Most Driven In By
V Pinson	2
M Keough	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	311	6 (5)	Apr 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.79	-0.180	4.35	-0.26%	-1.37	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
2	312	16 (9)	May 3 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	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	1.09	-0.027	1.90	-0.03%	-0.22	P
3	313	23 (6)	May 9	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.10	0.016	2.42	0.02%	0.63	P
4	314	27 (3)	May 15	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.35	0.030	.71	0.04%	-0.25	P
5	315	32 (4)	May 20	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.41	-0.064	3.30	-0.09%	-0.55	P
6	316	37 (4)	May 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.21	-0.015	.36	-0.02%	-0.27	P
7	317	42 (4)	May 31 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.19	-0.019	.39	-0.02%	-0.96	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	318	47 (4)	Jun 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.38	-0.068	3.09	-0.09%	-0.56	P
9	319	52 (4)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.70	-0.058	2.08	-0.10%	-0.74	P
10	320	57 (4)	Jun 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.083	.080	.083	.163	9	.80	-0.058	3.10	-0.14%	-0.91	P
11	321	62 (4)	Jun 21 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.074	.077	.151	9	1.46	-0.075	4.96	-0.15%	-0.63	P
12	322	69 (6)	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.069	.071	.140	9	1.06	-0.083	2.00	-0.10%	-0.96	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
13	323	74 (4)	Jul 1	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.065	.067	.131	9	1.16	-0.058	2.23	-0.07%	-0.44	P
14	324	84 (9)	Jul 12 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.063	.065	.127	9	.31	-0.008	.59	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	325	88 (3)	Jul 16	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9	1.09	-0.025	3.16	-0.04%	-0.28	P
16	326	91 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9						P
17	327	94 (2)	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	L,2-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9						P
18	328	96 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		NYM	W,5-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9						P
19	329	100 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9						P
20	330	102 (1)	Jul 28	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9						P
21	331	104 (1)	Jul 31	CIN	@	STL	W,7-6	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.088	.091	.179	9	.44	0.016	1.21	0.03%	0.26	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
22	332	107 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.081	.083	.164	9	.27	-0.021	.84	-0.04%	-0.54	P
23	333	114 (6)	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.073	.075	.148	9	.32	-0.036	.65	-0.04%	-1.54	P
24	334	117 (2)	Aug 14	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.073	.075	.148	9						P
25	335	121 (3)	Aug 19	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.089	.070	.159	9	.43	-0.044	.93	-0.06%	-1.04	P
26	336	126 (4)	Aug 25	CIN		NYM	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.104	.067	.171	9	.56	-0.037	1.24	-0.05%	-0.38	P
27	337	130 (3)	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.100	.064	.164	9	1.55	-0.074	4.19	-0.12%	-0.76	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
28	338	136 (5)	Sep 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.096	.061	.157	9	.52	-0.027	.96	-0.03%	-0.48	P
29	339	141 (4)	Sep 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.089	.057	.146	9	.60	-0.072	1.30	-0.09%	-0.93	P
30	340	145 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.088	.056	.143	9	1.37	-0.037	1.20	-0.02%	-0.34	P
31	341	148 (2)	Sep 19 (1)	CIN		STL	W,7-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.088	.056	.143	9						P
32	342	155 (6)	Sep 25 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.085	.054	.138	9	.91	-0.052	8.04	-0.28%	-0.52	P
33	343	161 (5)	Oct 1	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.052	.082	.052	.134	9	1.01	-0.055	19.00	-0.63%	-0.68	P
34	344	163 (1)	Oct 4	CIN		PHI	L,0-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.052	.082	.052	.134	9						P
							20-14		69	58	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	33	1	8	1	1	0	0	0	.052	.082	.052	.134		.78	-1.131	2.60	-2.39%	-14.55

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