Bob Purkey debuted on April 14, 1954, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field; he played his final game on July 26, 1966, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.
Bob Purkey was born July 14, 1929, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Bob Purkey is 6 feet 2 inches tall. He weighs 175 pounds. He bats right and throws right.
Pid Purdy died January 16, 1951, in Beatrice, NE, USA.
Bob Purkey was born on 1929-07-14.
Bob Purkey died on 2008-03-16.
In 1966, Bob Purkey played in 11 games, all for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and batting in all of them. He had 4 at bats, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 3 times.
Bob Purkey played in 10 games at pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1966, starting in none of them. He played for a total of 59 outs, equivalent to 2.19 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had 10 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .458 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Bob Purkey played in 38 games at pitcher for the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1959, starting in 33 of them. He played for a total of 654 outs, equivalent to 24.22 9-inning games. He made 19 putouts, had 35 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .083 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Bob Purkey played in 32 games at pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965, starting in 17 of them. He played for a total of 373 outs, equivalent to 13.81 9-inning games. He made 8 putouts, had 28 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .072 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
In 1960, Bob Purkey played in 41 games, all for the Cincinnati Reds, and batting in all of them. He had 83 at bats, getting 11 hits, for a .133 batting average, with 6 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 5 runs batted in. He was walked 7 times. He struck out 44 times. He hit only singles.
In 1963, Bob Purkey played in 21 games, all for the Cincinnati Reds, and batting in all of them. He had 41 at bats, getting 4 hits, for a .098 batting average, with 3 sacrifice hits, 1 sacrifice flie, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 4 times. He struck out 22 times. He hit only singles.
Bob Purkey played in 2 games at pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1956, starting in none of them. He played for a total of 12 outs, equivalent to .44 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had one assist, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.