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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	8 (4)	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 25	CIN		MLN	W,7-6	GS	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	13	Apr 26	CIN		MLN	W,11-10	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	15 (1)	Apr 30	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20 (4)	May 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-6	GS	37	8.2	0	3	1	4	0	P
8	23 (2)	May 9	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	27 (3)	May 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-10	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	31 (3)	May 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-9	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	36 (4)	May 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	39 (2)	May 24 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	41 (1)	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	45 (3)	May 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	GS	20	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	51 (5)	Jun 6	CIN		SFG	L,3-13	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	55 (3)	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	65 (9)	Jun 20	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-9	GS	27	5.2	1	1	1	3	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	73 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		STL	L,8-11	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74	Jun 30	CIN		MLN	W,8-5	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	79 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS	14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	84 (4)	Jul 12	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	89 (4)	Jul 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	93 (3)	Jul 23	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-2	GS	21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	98 (4)	Jul 27	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	103 (4)	Aug 1	CIN		CHC	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
27	106 (2)	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	117 (10)	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	122 (4)	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	126 (3)	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	GS	18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	130 (3)	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	GS	30	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	134 (3)	Sep 4	CIN		MLN	L,1-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	138 (3)	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	144 (5)	Sep 13	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
35	148 (3)	Sep 17	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
36	152 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	153	Sep 26	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	154	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							38gm		218.0	19	35	2	56	1