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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	CIN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 18	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS	28	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (4)	May 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
6	25 (3)	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
8	34 (4)	May 22	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	GS	41	9.2	1	4	0	5	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 28	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	P
10	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (1)	Jun 2	CIN		CHC	L,6-7	GS	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	48 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		MLN	W,7-3	GS	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	54 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-3	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
15	65 (5)	Jun 22	CIN		STL	W,7-5	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-16	GS	23	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
17	71	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS	29	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
19	82 (5)	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
20	86 (3)	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,7-8	GS	27	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	91 (4)	Jul 19	CIN		LAD	L,3-8	GS	26	5.1	1	1	1	3	0	P
22	94 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	99 (4)	Jul 27	CIN	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	107 (7)	Aug 4	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	112 (4)	Aug 8	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	115 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	118 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	123 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,2-12	GS	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	127 (3)	Aug 25	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	132 (4)	Aug 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	32	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	137 (4)	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	141 (3)	Sep 10	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
33	145 (3)	Sep 17	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	148 (2)	Sep 22	CIN		SFG	L,0-6	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	151 (2)	Sep 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS	23	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
36	154 (2)	Oct 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	23	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							36gm		246.1	29	69	2	100	2