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	13-18 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	32 (16-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
T McCarver	1
D Groat	1
B White	1

Most Driven In By
P Gagliano	1
B White	1
D Groat	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	345	1	Apr 12	STL	@	CHC	T,10-10	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	346	4 (2)	Apr 15	STL		CIN	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	0.056	1.96	0.07%	0.77	P
3	347	8 (3)	Apr 21	STL		MLN	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.054	.85	-0.05%	-0.96	P
4	348	11 (2)	Apr 27	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	1.07	-0.02%	-0.14	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	349	17 (5)	May 2 (2)	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	350	19 (1)	May 4	STL		SFG	L,2-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.32	-0.008	.72	-0.01%	-0.16	P
7	351	22 (2)	May 8	STL	@	PHI	L,8-9	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
8	352	24 (1)	May 10	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.046	1.48	-0.04%	-0.72	P
9	353	27 (2)	May 14	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	354	30 (2)	May 16 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.18	P
11	355	33 (2)	May 19	STL		PHI	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	356	37 (3)	May 23	STL		NYM	W,8-7	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.25	-0.057	5.99	-0.09%	-0.23	P
13	357	41 (3)	May 27	STL	@	HOU	L,1-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	358	43 (1)	May 29	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.028	3.73	-0.05%	-0.08	P
15	359	45 (1)	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
16	360	48 (2)	Jun 3	STL		LAD	L,10-11	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.18	0.092	3.35	0.16%	0.30	P
17	361	54 (5)	Jun 10	STL		CIN	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
18	362	58 (3)	Jun 13 (2)	STL		MLN	W,12-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.58	0.053	.49	0.03%	-0.39	P
19	363	61 (2)	Jun 16	STL		PIT	L,9-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						P
20	364	65 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	.42	-0.003	.21	0.00%	-0.29	P
21	365	70 (4)	Jun 25	STL		CHC	L,4-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
22	366	75 (4)	Jun 29	STL	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.74	-0.035	.25	-0.01%	-0.28	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
23	367	80 (4)	Jul 4	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	9	.66	0.002	.39	0.00%	-0.58	P
24	368	90 (9)	Jul 17	STL		NYM	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.73	-0.049	.42	-0.02%	-0.75	P
25	369	95 (4)	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.074	.038	.113	9	1.46	-0.070	.93	-0.03%	-0.52	P
26	370	100 (4)	Jul 27	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.036	.105	9	.59	-0.036	.55	-0.02%	-0.50	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
27	371	106 (5)	Aug 3 (1)	STL		HOU	L,7-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.065	.033	.098	9	.80	-0.039	.42	-0.01%	-0.31	P
28	372	112 (5)	Aug 8	STL		SFG	L,4-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.033	.065	.033	.098	9						P
29	373	115 (2)	Aug 12	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.063	.032	.095	9	1.25	-0.033	.08	0.00%	-0.46	P
30	374	119 (3)	Aug 16	STL		MLN	L,8-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.030	.059	.030	.089	9	1.06	-0.059	.10	0.00%	-0.54	P
31	375	124 (4)	Aug 21	STL	@	NYM	L,2-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.030	.059	.030	.089	9						P
32	376	130 (5)	Aug 26	STL		CHC	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.056	.029	.084	9	.40	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
							13-18		43	35	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	.029	.056	.029	.084		.78	-0.354	.91	-0.10%	-6.43

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