High Level:
MLB Career Ranks: 105th in BB9
Positions: P-386
Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey
Born: Jul 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 16, 2008 (78.245)
MLB Debut: Apr 14, 1954 (24.274)
Positions: P-386
Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey
Born: Jul 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 16, 2008 (78.245)
MLB Debut: Apr 14, 1954 (24.274)
Ht/Wt: 6-2 / 195
Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School: South Hills Catholic (Pittsburgh,PA)
College: None listed
Drafted: Not drafted
Tags: 20-Win Season || All-star Game Starting Pitcher || Knuckleballers || Major League All-Star Game || Opening Day Starts || Player of the Month
TBC Player ID: 16826
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High School: South Hills Catholic (Pittsburgh,PA)
College: None listed
Drafted: Not drafted
Tags: 20-Win Season || All-star Game Starting Pitcher || Knuckleballers || Major League All-Star Game || Opening Day Starts || Player of the Month
TBC Player ID: 16826
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BATTING STATISTICS
| Year | Team | Lg | Level | Unif | Org | Age | Pos | Rk | G | PA | outs | RC | RC/G | babip | SA | ISO | bb/k | HR% | Sgl | XBH | XBH% | BB% | SO% | G/F | P/PA | Pit | Str | Bal | Swg | Record | TR | Manager(s) |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 34 | pit | 24 | p | - | 36 | 33 | 27 | -- | -- | .143 | .192 | .038 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 12.1 | 36.4 | 0.40 | 0.8 | 28 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 53-101 | 8 | Fred Haney |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 34 | pit | 25 | p | - | 14 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4.9 | .357 | .158 | .158 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 1.67 | 0.2 | 4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60-94 | 8 | Fred Haney |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 34 | pit | 27 | p | - | 48 | 52 | 43 | -1 | -0.4 | .208 | .156 | .089 | 0.14 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 | 5.8 | 42.3 | 1.86 | 1.1 | 57 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 19.3 | 62-92 | 7 | Bobby Bragan, Danny Murtaugh |
| 1958 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 28 | p | - | 37 | 94 | 79 | -3 | -1 | .205 | .136 | .062 | 0.14 | 1.1 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 | 6.4 | 44.7 | 1.41 | 0.5 | 47 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 10.6 | 76-78 | 4 | Birdie Tebbetts, Jimmy Dykes |
| 1959 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 29 | p | - | 38 | 77 | 60 | 2 | 0.8 | .323 | .197 | .106 | 0.18 | 1.3 | 7 | 4 | 36.4 | 7.8 | 44.2 | 2.14 | 0.5 | 37 | 56.8 | 43.2 | 10.8 | 74-80 | 5 | Mayo Smith, Fred Hutchinson |
| 1960 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 30 | p | - | 41 | 96 | 79 | -4 | -1.4 | .282 | .084 | .000 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 45.8 | 1.24 | 0.5 | 51 | 68.6 | 31.4 | 27.5 | 67-87 | 6 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 31 | p | 66 | 36 | 90 | 81 | -4 | -1.3 | .149 | .088 | .062 | 0.06 | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 | 2.2 | 35.6 | 1.33 | 0.7 | 63 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 30.2 | 93-61 | 1 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 32 | p | - | 37 | 119 | 104 | -5 | -1.4 | .180 | .112 | .075 | 0.07 | 1.7 | 7 | 4 | 36.4 | 3.4 | 47.1 | 0.77 | 0.4 | 49 | 65.3 | 34.7 | 16.3 | 98-64 | 3 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 1963 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 33 | p | - | 21 | 49 | 42 | -3 | -1.9 | .200 | .098 | .000 | 0.18 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 44.9 | 0.91 | 0.9 | 44 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 86-76 | 5 | Fred Hutchinson |
| 1964 | Cincinnati | NL | MLB | 37 | cin | 34 | p | - | 34 | 69 | 64 | -7 | -2.8 | .115 | .017 | .000 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 47.8 | 1.54 | 0.9 | 59 | 67.8 | 32.2 | 23.7 | 92-70 | 3 | Fred Hutchinson, Dick Sisler |
| 1965 | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 28 | stl | 35 | p | - | 32 | 43 | 41 | -5 | -3 | .071 | .029 | .000 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 48.8 | 1.22 | 0.3 | 11 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 80-81 | 7 | Red Schoendienst |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 37 | pit | 36 | p | - | 11 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92-70 | 3 | Harry Walker |
| MLB Totals (12 years) | 385 | 748 | 640 | -28 | -1.2 | .204 | .110 | .051 | 0.12 | 0.8 | 53 | 18 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 43.4 | 1.22 | 0.60 | -- | 68.9 | 31.1 | 20.2 | .494 | -- | |||||||||
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