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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 23	CIN		MLN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	13 (2)	May 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	29	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
5	18 (4)	May 9	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 18	CIN		MLN	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 23	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 28	CIN		CHC	L,4-6	GS	19	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	37 (2)	Jun 1 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
11	42 (4)	Jun 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	46 (3)	Jun 9	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
13	49 (2)	Jun 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
14	55 (5)	Jun 20	CIN		CHC	L,3-11	GS	9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 22 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	61 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	GS	39	10.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	66 (4)	Jun 30	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-9	GS	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	71 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	73 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,1-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	75 (1)	Jul 10	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
21	80 (4)	Jul 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-8	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	85 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	92 (6)	Jul 25 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	97 (4)	Jul 30	CIN		SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	99 (1)	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	L,2-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	101 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	105 (3)	Aug 7	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
28	110 (4)	Aug 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	33	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 15	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
30	119 (3)	Aug 19	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	123 (3)	Aug 23	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	128 (4)	Aug 29	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	134 (5)	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	20	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	137 (2)	Sep 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	145 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	150 (4)	Sep 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-5	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		250.0	10	56	1	67	2