Bob Purkey Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 175 Born: Sunday, July 14, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA USA Died: 3 16 2008 in Allegheny County, PA USA Debut: 4/14/1954 Last Game: 7/26/1966 Full Name: Robert Thomas Purkey
1963 – Duke Snider hits his 400th career home run off Bob Purkey to highlight a 10 – 3 triumph by the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field.
June 9, 1962 At Crosley Field, With 2 outs in the bottom of the first Frank Robinson steals home in the first inning to extend the Cincinatti Reds lead to 3-0. Robinson playing his part in a double steal with a teammate, Jerry Lynch, beating the battery of Phillies pitcher Chris Short and catcher Clay…
The Yankees win Game 3 of the World Series, beating the hometown Reds at Crosley Field, 3-2. The decisive blow is Roger Maris’ home run leading off in the top of the ninth inning off Cincinnati starter Bob Purkey.
Eighteen-year-old OF Danny Murphy becomes the youngest Cub to hit a home run when he clouts a 3-run homer off Bob Purkey, but the Reds win, 8 – 6, in Cincinnati. Murphy will play just 49 games for the Cubs from 1960 to 1962. He will come back as a pitcher for the White Sox in 1969 and 1970.
In the first of two games at Crosley Field, Frank Robinson and Eddie Mathews exchange punches after Robbie slides in hard at third base in the 7th inning. Robbie comes out on the short end with a swollen eye, bloody nose, and jammed thumb, but comes back in the nitecap with a double and homer to lead the Reds to a 4 – 0 win. Bob Purkey wins the shutout, despite allowing 11 hits.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia April 18, 1958 – In his 2nd major league game‚ Vada Pinson‚ 19 (Total Baseball will list Pinson’s birth year as 1938: Macmillan and Bill James Abstract will list it as 1936) belts a grand slam in the 3rd inning off Ron Kline to account for all the Reds…