John Purdin Stats & Facts
John Purdin Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 185 Born: Thursday, July 16, 1942 in Lynx, OH USA Died: 3 28 2010 in Charleston, SC USA Debut: 9/16/1964 Last Game: 8/1/1969 Full Name: John Nolan Purdin
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San Francisco Giant rookie Bobby Bonds becomes the second player to hit a grand slam in his first major league game
On June 25, 1968 At Candlestick Park – San Francisco Giant, Bobby Bonds, a 22-year old outfielder just called up by the San Francisco Giants, announced his arrival in grand fashion, clearing the bases in the sixth inning with a homer off Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jack Purdin. The hit came in Bonds’ third career…