Player Report for #33 Bob Purkey

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Tuesday, May 16th, 1967

Name:	Bob Purkey	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$750,000
Birthday:	07-14-1929	Signed Through:	1967 Season
Age:	37	Years of Major League Service:	10 Years, 170 Days
Born in:	Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)	Major League Service Days this Year:	31 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	3 Years, 170 Days
Weight:	185 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	13 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Totally Exhausted	Drafted	-
Morale:	Angry	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Fair)

Philadelphia

Keystones

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	6	6	8	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	6	6	7
Versus RHP	6	6	8
Talent	3	3	4

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
Endurance:	9
Groundball Pct.:	49
Holding Runners:	9

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 5
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
05-15-1967	BUF	Loss, 2-5	X	9.0	11	5	5	1	10	Loss
05-08-1967	KC	Win, 8-1	X	9.0	5	1	1	2	5	Win
05-02-1967	@ TOR	Loss, 1-2	X	8.0	4	2	2	4	8	Loss
04-26-1967	CLE	Loss, 4-7	X	4.1	10	7	7	0	1	Loss
04-21-1967	@ BRO	Win, 5-4	X	8.0	10	4	4	1	6	Win
04-16-1967	STL	Loss, 2-15	X	3.0	7	6	6	0	5	Loss
04-10-1967	@ CHI	Win, 8-5	X	7.0	8	5	5	3	6	Win
04-05-1967	@ DET	Loss, 5-6	X	8.1	13	5	5	0	9

United League 1967 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	5	5	2	2	0	7.92	30.2	48	27	27	9	4	27	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	15.85	14.09	7.92	1.17	8.07	1.70	-9.3	.390
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	64	23	3	0	5	11	3	11	1	0	0	.359	.382	.641	1.023
vs. RHB	72	25	8	0	4	16	1	16	0	1	2	.347	.373	.625	.998

United League 1967 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	5	5	2	2	0	7.92	30.2	48	27	27	9	4	27
Last Year	33	33	12	15	0	4.52	244.2	266	129	123	38	84	171
2 Years Ago	40	40	14	17	0	3.89	303.0	308	139	131	46	86	228
Career	380	315	121	145	0	4.30	2427.1	2509	1284	1160	308	755	1711
Home	2	2	0	2	0	15.96	7.1	17	13	13	5	0	6
Road	3	3	2	0	0	5.40	23.1	31	14	14	4	4	21
Grass	5	5	2	2	0	7.92	30.2	48	27	27	9	4	27
Night	5	5	2	2	0	7.92	30.2	48	27	27	9	4	27

International League 1967 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23	3	100.0	0	2	66.7
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	9.35	6.92	7.96	2.42	1.99	1.04	4.3	.268
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	33	9	1	0	0	3	3	8	1	0	0	.273	.324	.303	.627
vs. RHB	62	11	2	0	1	5	4	15	0	0	0	.177	.227	.258	.485

International League 1967 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	5.00	9.0	11	5	5	0	1	10
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	5	1	1	0	2	5
May	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23
Career	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23
Home	2	2	1	1	0	3.00	18.0	16	6	6	0	3	15
Road	1	1	0	1	0	2.25	8.0	4	2	2	1	4	8
Grass	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23
Night	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1956 Brooklyn - UL	26	22	0	2	2	0	4.36	33.0	39	17	16	0	10	13	0	0	1.48	.000	0.0
1957 Brooklyn - UL	27	28	28	7	16	0	5.14	198.0	217	132	113	0	60	90	7	0	1.40	.000	0.0
1958 Chicago - UL	28	34	34	12	19	0	4.16	244.2	247	140	113	0	99	149	11	3	1.41	.000	0.0
1959 Total - UL	29	39	39	13	14	0	4.25	300.2	305	156	142	51	91	193	12	3	1.32	.000	0.0
1960 Total - UL	30	39	39	16	17	0	4.82	296.2	312	176	159	45	88	208	11	0	1.35	.000	0.0
1961 Total - UL	31	26	16	2	13	0	5.47	131.2	132	85	80	23	52	102	5	0	1.40	.000	0.0
1962 Dallas - UL	32	34	1	1	1	0	7.90	27.1	38	27	24	8	13	21	0	0	1.87	.000	0.0
1963 Dallas - UL	33	41	41	19	17	0	3.55	319.0	304	142	126	51	85	250	14	2	1.22	.279	42.4
1964 Dallas - UL	34	39	39	21	12	0	3.20	298.0	293	114	106	37	83	259	11	1	1.26	.302	48.4
1965 Dallas - UL	35	40	40	14	17	0	3.89	303.0	308	139	131	46	86	228	7	2	1.30	.297	34.1
1966 Dallas - UL	36	33	33	12	15	0	4.52	244.2	266	129	123	38	84	171	7	2	1.43	.302	8.8
1967 Boston - UL	37	5	5	2	2	0	7.92	30.2	48	27	27	9	4	27	0	0	1.70	.390	-9.3
Total UL	12 yrs.	380	315	121	145	0	4.30	2427.1	2509	1284	1160	308	755	1711	85	13	1.34	.851	124.3

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1967 Philadelphia - AAA	37	3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23	3	0	1.04	.268	4.3
Total IL		3	3	1	2	0	2.77	26.0	20	8	8	1	7	23	3	0	1.04	.268	4.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Dallas - ML	P	41	41	16	62	2	81	3	.963	319.0	2.20
1964 Dallas - ML	P	39	39	16	56	5	76	4	.947	298.0	2.17
1965 Dallas - ML	P	40	40	12	44	4	61	5	.918	303.0	1.66
1966 Dallas - ML	P	33	33	9	35	0	46	2	.957	244.2	1.62
1967 Boston - ML	P	5	5	5	6	0	11	0	1.000	30.2	3.23
1967 Philadelphia - AAA	P	3	3	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	26.0	0.69

Player History
03-01-1954	Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1954.
08-18-1954	Injured on 8/18/1954 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks.
07-24-1955	Injured on 7/24/1955 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week.
04-24-1956	Earned first career win on 4/24/1956.
05-11-1956	Injured on 5/11/1956 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks.
02-01-1957	Renewed by Brooklyn on 2/1/1957 to a 5-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year.
04-07-1957	Traded from Brooklyn to Chicago on 4/7/1957 (Going to CHI: 1B Gil Hodges, 1B Eddie Robinson, P Bob Purkey, C Smoky Burgess, Brooklyn's 1958 3rd round Rookie pick. Going to BRO: C Yogi Berra, 1B Dick Gernert, C Joe Astroth, Chicago's 1957 3rd round Rookie pick).
04-28-1957	Injured on 4/28/1957 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week.
06-13-1957	Had first career hit on 6/13/1957, off Spec Shea (STL).
03-08-1958	Traded from Chicago to New York on 3/8/1958 (Going to NYG: P Bob Purkey, Brooklyn's 1958 3rd round Rookie pick. Going to CHI: P Vern Bickford, New York's 1958 1st round Reentry pick).
08-11-1958	Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1958, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA.
06-06-1959	Hit first career homerun on 6/6/1959, off Robin Roberts (CHI).
06-23-1959	Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1959, winning 2 games with a 2.12 ERA.
03-01-1962	Drafted in 3rd round, 23rd overall pick, by Dallas in 1962 Expansion Draft.
04-28-1963	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07-13-1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
06-15-1964	Was selected to the 1964 United League All-Star Game.
07-03-1964	Injured (Dead Arm), out for 1-2 weeks.
10-29-1964	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,788,700 through arbitration.
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
04-24-1965	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06-16-1965	Was selected to the 1965 United League All-Star Game.
07-29-1965	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Federals with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-01-1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,583,400 through arbitration.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
04-27-1966	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Griffins with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08-31-1966	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Hilltoppers with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11-03-1966	Became a free agent.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
02-28-1967	Signed a 1-year contract worth $750,000 with Boston Federals.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1963	24	2
1964	19	5

Year	GS	Rank
1963	41	9
1965	40	4

Year	W	Rank
1964	21	5

Year	L	Rank
1965	17	6
1966	15	10

Year	Winning %	Rank
1964	.636	10

Year	IP	Rank
1963	319.0	9
1964	298.0	10
1965	303.0	2

Year	BF	Rank
1963	1324	9
1964	1253	8
1965	1281	3

Year	HRA	Rank
1963	51	3
1965	46	2
1966	38	6

Year	K	Rank
1963	250	5
1964	259	5
1965	228	5

Year	WP	Rank
1964	12	4

Year	K/BB	Rank
1964	3.12	8

Year	BB/9	Rank
1964	2.51	10

Year	K/9	Rank
1964	7.82	8
1965	6.77	8

Year	QS	Rank
1964	27	10

Year	CG	Rank
1963	14	6
1964	11	7

Year	CGP	Rank
1963	.341	10

Year	SHO	Rank
1963	2	5
1965	2	4
1966	2	6