Bob Purkey Robert Thomas Purkey Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'2 Weight 175 Born July 14, 1929 Pittsburgh, PA Died March 16, 2008 Allegheny County, PA

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1957 27 FRE   1   3  .250   1  33   0   0   0   58.0   59   27   22   24   17   6  3.41  4.19  123  
 1958 28 FRE  10  12  .455   0  31  31   8   1  225.1  207   89   75   37   51  24  3.00  3.75  125  
 1959 30 FRE   9  13  .409   0  31  31   4   2  216.2  209   96   75   53   58  22  3.12  3.77  121  
 1960 31 FRE  14  10  .583   0  31  31  12   1  217.2  203   99   83   59   74  18  3.43  4.08  119  
 1961 32 FRE  13  11  .542   0  36  36   5   1  221.0  203  128  120   76  106  25  4.89  4.18   86  
 1962 33 FRE                                                                                         
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  5 Seasons   47  49  .490   1 162 129  29   5  938.2  881  439  375  249  306  95  3.60  3.98  111  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  10  11  .490   0  36  29   6   1  209.2  197   98   84   56   68  21  3.60 
 Career High  14  13  .583   1  36  36  12   2  225.1  209  129  120   76  106  25  3.00              
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1958 FRE MON   L     0   1  .000   0   1   1   0   0   2.1    8    7    3    0    0   0 11.57
 1959 FRE MON   L     1   0 1.000   0   1   1   1   1   9.0    4    0    0    1    5   0  0.00
 1960 FRE STL   W     1   0 1.000   0   1   1   1   1   9.0    8    0    0    0    3   0  0.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-2    2   1  .667   0   3   3   2   2  20.1   20    7    3    1    8   0  1.33
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Wins 1960-14-5

ERA 1958-3.00-7 1959-3.12-9 1960-3.43-6

Complete Games 1960-12-7

Losses 1959-13-9

Transactions January 1, 1954: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by Fremont.

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