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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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 20	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	16 (9)	May 3 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	23 (6)	May 9	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	30	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	27 (3)	May 15	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
5	32 (4)	May 20	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
6	37 (4)	May 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	42 (4)	May 31 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	47 (4)	Jun 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	52 (4)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	57 (4)	Jun 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	28	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	62 (4)	Jun 21 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	69 (6)	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	74 (4)	Jul 1	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	GS	29	6.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
14	84 (9)	Jul 12 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	88 (3)	Jul 16	CIN		HOU	W,3-2		13	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	91 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-4		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	94 (2)	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	96 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		NYM	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
19	100 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-5		7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	102 (1)	Jul 28	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	104 (1)	Jul 31	CIN	@	STL	W,7-6	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	107 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
23	114 (6)	Aug 10	CIN		LAD	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
24	117 (2)	Aug 14	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	121 (3)	Aug 19	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
26	126 (4)	Aug 25	CIN		NYM	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	130 (3)	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,5-8	GS	28	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	136 (5)	Sep 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
29	141 (4)	Sep 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
30	145 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-6	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	148 (2)	Sep 19 (1)	CIN		STL	W,7-5	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	155 (6)	Sep 25 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS	24	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	161 (5)	Oct 1	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	GS	21	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	163 (1)	Oct 4	CIN		PHI	L,0-10		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		195.2	17	44	4	65	4