March 18, 2008
Purkey Passes
Bob Purkey passed away Sunday. He put in some very good seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, helping them to a World Series appearance in 1961 and following that season with a 23-5 record in 1962. Purkey's strength was his control. He only walked batters once every four innings, but he didn't strike out many more than that. He finished his career with a better than average 3.79 ERA.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I actually met Bob Purkey while I was working at Damon's Restaurant in Fairborn, OH. I believe he was in town to play golf at the local air force base. He was very accessible and told many entertaining stories about his time with the Pirates. I was actually trying to remember if it was he or Bob Priddy that I met just the other day.
