Bob Porterfield Trades and Transactions

The Bob Porterfield trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Bob Porterfield has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Bob Porterfield
 
 
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Birth Name:   Erwin Coolidge Porterfield
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   08-10-1923  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Newport, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-28-1980
Place of Death Data Died In:   Charlotte, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, North Carolina
High School:   Newport High School (Newport, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-08-1948 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-08-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Porterfield

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1946: Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees.
06-15-1951: Traded by New York Yankees (with Fred Sanford and Tom Ferrick) to Washington Senators for Bob Kuzava.
11-08-1955: Traded by Washington Senators (with Mickey Vernon, Johnny Schmitz and Tom Umphlett) to Boston Red Sox for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger and Neil Chrisley.
05-07-1958: Sold by Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates.
05-12-1959: Released by Pittsburgh Pirates.
05-13-1959: Signed by Chicago Cubs.
06-13-1959: Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago Cubs.
09-29-1959: Released by Pittsburgh Pirates.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Bob Porterfield trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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