Bob Turley
[edit] Biography
Born on September 19, 1930 in Troy, Illinois, Bob Turley (Robert Lee Turley) played for the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 12 year career. Turley broke into the bigs on September 29, 1951 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 3.28 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Turley's best season was 1958, when he posted a 2.97 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 168 batters. He won the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year, the Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, and the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
He wore uniform number 24 on the Browns, 33 when they moved to Baltimore as the Orioles, 19 on the Yankees, 39 on the Angels, and 29 on the Red Sox.
Turley is now a representative for Primerica Financial Services. He lives in his lush home located in the state of Georgia.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.36
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 3.28
| 61
| 24
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 60.1
| 39
| 4
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 15
| 3.46
| 185
| 106
| 95
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 247.1
| 178
| 7
| 181
| 0
| 5
| 7
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 36
| 34
| 17
| 13
| 3.06
| 210
| 92
| 84
| 13
| 6
| 1
| 246.2
| 168
| 16
| 177
| 4
| 7
| 7
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 27
| 21
| 8
| 4
| 5.05
| 91
| 76
| 74
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 132
| 138
| 13
| 103
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| 32
| 23
| 13
| 6
| 2.71
| 152
| 59
| 53
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 176.1
| 120
| 17
| 85
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 33
| 31
| 21
| 7
| 2.97
| 168
| 82
| 81
| 19
| 6
| 1
| 245.1
| 178
| 24
| 128
| 2
| 6
| 8
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 33
| 22
| 8
| 11
| 4.32
| 111
| 80
| 74
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 154.1
| 141
| 15
| 83
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 34
| 24
| 9
| 3
| 3.27
| 87
| 67
| 63
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 173.1
| 138
| 14
| 87
| 3
| 6
| 5
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 15
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 5.75
| 48
| 47
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 74
| 11
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| 24
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 4.57
| 42
| 45
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 69
| 68
| 8
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 19
| 12
| 2
| 7
| 3.30
| 70
| 41
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 87.1
| 71
| 5
| 51
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 6.10
| 35
| 28
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41.1
| 42
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 19
| 3
| 11
| 4.20
| 105
| 69
| 60
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 128.2
| 113
| 11
| 79
| 6
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 310
| 237
| 101
| 85
| 3.64
| 1265
| 753
| 693
| 78
| 24
| 12
| 1712.2
| 1366
| 140
| 1068
| 21
| 39
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| P
| 32
| 23
| 176.1
| 13
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 1
| .946
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 31
| 245.1
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 22
| 154.1
| 11
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| .967
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| P
| 34
| 24
| 173.1
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| P
| 15
| 12
| 72
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| P
| 24
| 8
| 69
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| P
| 19
| 12
| 87.1
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 7
| 41.2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| P
| 30
| 19
| 129
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 310
| 139
| 1019.1
| 88
| 211
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 34
| 36
| 5
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 10
| 18
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .278
| .316
| .444
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 81
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .136
| .157
| .160
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 36
| 82
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .134
| .200
| .183
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 27
| 46
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .174
| .224
| .217
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| 32
| 57
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .088
| .212
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 33
| 88
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 6
| .136
| .174
| .205
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 33
| 46
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .087
| .192
| .087
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 34
| 55
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .073
| .105
| .091
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 15
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .095
| .091
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| 24
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 19
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .160
| .160
| .320
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .214
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 39
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 5
| .179
| .179
| .282
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 310
| 547
| 44
| 69
| 4
| 32
| .126
| .177
| .166
| 10
| 0
| 31
| 191
| 3
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1948).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Larsen, Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later (November 17, 1954); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert and Ted Del Guercio (December 1, 1954) and New York Yankees received Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Angels (October 29, 1962).
- Released by Los Angeles Angels (July 24, 1963).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 24, 1963).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 14, 1963).
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