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Bob Purkey
MLB · 1954–1966 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'2"
Weight
175 lbs
Born
1929-07-14
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, USA
Years Active
1954–1966
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
387
H
71
HR
6
RBI
42
SB
0
AVG
.110
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PIT | 36 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .077 |
| 1955 | PIT | 14 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .316 |
| 1956 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | PIT | 48 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .111 |
| 1958 | CIN | 37 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 42 | .111 |
| 1959 | CIN | 38 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .167 |
| 1960 | CIN | 41 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 44 | .133 |
| 1961 | CIN | 36 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | .100 |
| 1962 | CIN | 37 | 107 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 56 | .103 |
| 1963 | CIN | 21 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .098 |
| 1964 | CIN | 34 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .052 |
| 1965 | SLN | 32 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .029 |
| 1966 | PIT | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PIT | 3 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 74 | 3 | 62 | 38 | 5.07 |
| 1955 | PIT | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 5.32 |
| 1956 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 1957 | PIT | 11 | 14 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 194 | 77 | 10 | 38 | 51 | 3.86 |
| 1958 | CIN | 17 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 259 | 100 | 25 | 49 | 70 | 3.60 |
| 1959 | CIN | 13 | 18 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 241 | 103 | 25 | 43 | 78 | 4.25 |
| 1960 | CIN | 17 | 11 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 259 | 101 | 23 | 59 | 97 | 3.60 |
| 1961 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 245 | 102 | 27 | 51 | 116 | 3.73 |
| 1962 | CIN | 23 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 260 | 90 | 28 | 64 | 141 | 2.81 |
| 1963 | CIN | 6 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 143 | 54 | 12 | 33 | 55 | 3.55 |
| 1964 | CIN | 11 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 181 | 66 | 16 | 49 | 78 | 3.04 |
| 1965 | SLN | 10 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 148 | 80 | 20 | 33 | 39 | 5.79 |
| 1966 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.37 |
Awards
TSN All-Star (1962)
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