Bob Turley was born on Friday, September 19, 1930, in Troy, Illinois. Turley was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1951, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Turley baseball stats page.
"He (Bob Turley) was no herky-jerky tangle of arms and legs like Dizzy Dean or Cleveland's fireballing Bob Feller, with whose fastball his was sometimes compared. Like the great Walter Johnson, he pitched with practically no windup, and had a remarkably smooth delivery for his 6-foot-2, 215-pound frame. He had a curve, a slider and a change-up, but the fastball was his magic. To a batter's naked, unflinching eye, it was an intimidating marvel to behold: the ball perfectly hidden as Turley looked in for the sign, paused to inspect the crowd, and let fly—an incoming rocket, a white blur barely visible for just over four-tenths of a second, and then—smack!—gone into the catcher’s mitt. 'Man!' Roy Campanella, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ catcher, exclaimed after Turley struck him out three times in succession in a 1956 game. 'When you see me take three swings at three fastballs and not even foul tip one, the fellow throwing 'em must have something. Maybe he was using a little gun to fire that ball up there.'" - McFadden, Robert D. New York Times Staff Writer. Bob Turley, Pitcher With a Blazing Fastball, Dies at 82. 30 March 2013.
Bob Turley'Bullet Bob Turley Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive Baseball Card (#85) |
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Bob TurleyBob Turley Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1951 | 21 | Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | 23 | Browns | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.1 | 259 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1954 | 24 | Orioles | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 247.1 | 1,092 | 178 | 95 | 106 | 7 | 181 | 5 | 185 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
1955 | 25 | Yankees | 36 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.06 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 246.2 | 1,075 | 168 | 84 | 92 | 16 | 177 | 4 | 210 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - |
1956 | 26 | Yankees | 27 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5.05 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 132.0 | 621 | 138 | 74 | 76 | 13 | 103 | 0 | 91 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
1957 | 27 | Yankees | 32 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2.71 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 176.1 | 723 | 120 | 53 | 59 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 152 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
1958 | 28 | Yankees | 33 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2.97 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 245.1 | 1,013 | 178 | 81 | 82 | 24 | 128 | 2 | 168 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
1959 | 29 | Yankees | 33 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 154.1 | 678 | 141 | 74 | 80 | 15 | 83 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1960 | 30 | Yankees | 34 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 173.1 | 727 | 138 | 63 | 67 | 14 | 87 | 3 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
1961 | 31 | Yankees | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 334 | 74 | 46 | 47 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1962 | 32 | Yankees | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69.0 | 316 | 68 | 35 | 45 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1963 | 33 | Angels | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87.1 | 381 | 71 | 32 | 41 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1963 | 33 | Red Sox | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 194 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 310 | 237 | 38 | 101 | 85 | .543 | 3.64 | 78 | 24 | 12 | 1,712.2 | 7,447 | 1,366 | 693 | 753 | 140 | 1,068 | 29 | 1,265 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 0 |
Bob TurleyBob Turley Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1951 | 21 | Browns | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1953 | 23 | Browns | 10 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .444 |
1954 | 24 | Orioles | 35 | 81 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .157 | .160 |
1955 | 25 | Yankees | 36 | 82 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .134 | .200 | .183 |
1956 | 26 | Yankees | 27 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .224 | .217 |
1957 | 27 | Yankees | 32 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .088 | .212 | .088 |
1958 | 28 | Yankees | 33 | 88 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 | .174 | .205 |
1959 | 29 | Yankees | 33 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .087 | .192 | .087 |
1960 | 30 | Yankees | 34 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .105 | .091 |
1961 | 31 | Yankees | 15 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .095 | .091 | .095 |
1962 | 32 | Yankees | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1963 | 33 | Angels | 19 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .160 | .320 |
1963 | 33 | Red Sox | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 310 | 547 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 191 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .126 | .177 | .166 |
Bob TurleyBob Turley Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1951 Browns | P | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1953 Browns | P | 10 | 7 | 181 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.04 |
1954 Orioles | P | 35 | 35 | 742 | 43 | 1.2 | 42 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.53 |
1955 Yankees | P | 36 | 34 | 740 | 40 | 1.1 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.31 |
1956 Yankees | P | 27 | 21 | 396 | 22 | 0.8 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.43 |
1957 Yankees | P | 32 | 23 | 529 | 37 | 1.2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.79 |
1958 Yankees | P | 33 | 31 | 736 | 43 | 1.3 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
1959 Yankees | P | 33 | 22 | 463 | 30 | 0.9 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.69 |
1960 Yankees | P | 34 | 24 | 520 | 31 | 0.9 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
1961 Yankees | P | 15 | 12 | 216 | 12 | 0.8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1962 Yankees | P | 24 | 8 | 207 | 18 | 0.8 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
1963 Angels | P | 19 | 12 | 262 | 16 | 0.8 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.65 |
1963 Red Sox | P | 11 | 7 | 124 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.52 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 310 | 237 | 5,138 | 308 | 1.0 | 299 | 88 | 211 | 9 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.57 | |
12 Years | 310 | 237 | 5,138 | 308 | 1.0 | 299 | 88 | 211 | 9 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.57 |
Bob TurleyBob Turley Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1951 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 6.14 | 3.68 |
1953 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 1.39 | 9.10 | 6.56 |
1954 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 16.2 | 1.02 | 6.73 | 6.59 |
1955 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 1.19 | 7.66 | 6.46 |
1956 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 15.3 | 0.88 | 6.20 | 7.02 |
1957 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 7.76 | 4.34 |
1958 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 44.0 | 2.5 | 14.7 | 1.31 | 6.16 | 4.70 |
1959 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 46.0 | 1.34 | 6.47 | 4.84 |
1960 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 55.0 | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.52 |
1961 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 0.94 | 6.00 | 6.38 |
1962 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.89 | 5.48 | 6.13 |
1963 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 1.37 | 7.21 | 5.26 |
1963 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 7.62 | 6.10 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 136.8 | 2.9 | 17.1 | 1.18 | 6.65 | 5.61 |
Bob TurleyBob Turley Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1951 St. Louis Browns | 26 | $1,500.00 | - | - |
1953 St. Louis Browns | 24 | $5,500.00 | - | - |
1954 Baltimore Orioles | 33 | $9,000.00 | Stats | - |
1955 New York Yankees | 19 | $12,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1956 New York Yankees | 19 | $15,000.00 | - | Stats |
1957 New York Yankees | 19 | $17,000.00 | - | Stats |
1958 New York Yankees | 19 | $23,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1959 New York Yankees | 19 | $32,000.00 | - | - |
1960 New York Yankees | 19 | $23,000.00 | - | Stats |
1961 New York Yankees | 19 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
1962 New York Yankees | 19 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1963 Los Angeles Angels | 39 | $22,250.00 | - | - |
1963 Boston Red Sox | 29 | " " | - | - |
Bob Turley Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Robert Lee Turley was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the St. Louis Browns (1951, 1953), Baltimore Orioles (1954), New York Yankees (1955-1962), Los Angeles Angels (1963), and Boston Red Sox (1963). Bullet Bob, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 29, 1951, throwing 7 1/3 innings, striking out eight, but losing the game 8-3 in Sportsman's Park. Nonetheless, Turley became the first East St. Louis Senior High School graduate to pitch in the majors!
Bob Turley Rookie Card | 1954 Topps Baseball Card (#85 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
On April 15, 1954, thousands of Baltimoreans jammed city streets as the new Baltimore Orioles paraded from downtown to their new home at Memorial Stadium. During the 90-minute parade, the new "Birds" signed autographs, handed out pictures and threw styrofoam balls to crowds as the throng marched down East 33rd Street. 46,354 then watched the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox, 3–1, to win their home opener and move into first place in the American League. The winning pitcher that historic day? Bob Turley.
Baltimore Orioles First Win | The Evening Sun | 16 April 1954Baseball Almanac Research Library
Bob Turley was with the franchise before and after the move from St. Louis to Baltimore, making him the last Browns player to ever wear #24, and the first Orioles player to ever wear ##33!
Did you know that when Bob Turley took the mound in Game 5 of the 1958 World Series he became the second pitcher in baseball history to strike out ten-or-more batters in a World Series game multiple times? Turley's ten strikeouts, along with his eleven strikeout performance during Game 6 of the 1956 World Series, tied the mark set previously by a Hall of Fame pitcher who had twelve strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1924 World Series, and ten strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1925 World Series! Do you remember who that record setting pitcher was? [Answer]