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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	33	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 21	CIN		SFG	L,6-8	GS	31	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 25	CIN		NYM	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (2)	May 5	CIN		STL	W,8-7	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 9	CIN		PHI	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 13	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GS	33	7.2	2	3	0	5	1	P
9	33 (3)	May 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	36 (2)	May 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	40 (3)	May 27	CIN		CHC	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 31	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (3)	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	L,9-10	GS	30	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
14	52 (3)	Jun 9	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	GS	25	6.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
15	57 (4)	Jun 13	CIN		SFG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	63 (5)	Jun 18 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (2)	Jun 22	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	75 (8)	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	GS	32	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	80 (4)	Jul 7	CIN		HOU	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
20	84 (3)	Jul 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	P
21	89 (4)	Jul 17	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	98 (4)	Jul 25	CIN		PIT	W,13-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	102 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (2)	Aug 2	CIN		STL	L,1-5	GS	32	6.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
26	111 (5)	Aug 6	CIN	@	HOU	W,1-0	GS	38	10.0	1	1	0	2	2	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 11	CIN		NYM	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	W,4-3	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	W,7-3	CG	41	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
30	129 (3)	Aug 24	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	133 (3)	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-8	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (4)	Sep 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
33	143 (4)	Sep 7	CIN		STL	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 11	CIN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	151 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	NYM	W,9-6	GS	34	7.2	1	2	1	4	0	P
36	155 (3)	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
37	159 (3)	Sep 25	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
							37gm		288.1	25	59	4	88	7