Bob Turley
Robert Lee Turley
Born: September 19, 1930
Troy, IL USA
Deceased: 2013
Atlanta, GA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
Career: 1951-1963
Minor League Statistics
Bob Turley compiled a career batting average of .126 with 4 home runs and 32 RBI in his 310-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 259 |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.46 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 247.3 | 178 | 106 | 95 | 7 | 181 | 0 | 185 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1092 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.06 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 246.7 | 168 | 92 | 84 | 16 | 177 | 4 | 210 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1075 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5.05 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 132.0 | 138 | 76 | 74 | 13 | 103 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 621 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2.71 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 176.3 | 120 | 59 | 53 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 152 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 723 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2.97 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 245.3 | 178 | 82 | 81 | 24 | 128 | 2 | 168 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1013 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.32 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 154.3 | 141 | 80 | 74 | 15 | 83 | 3 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 678 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.27 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 173.3 | 138 | 67 | 63 | 14 | 87 | 3 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 727 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.75 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 74 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 334 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.57 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69.0 | 68 | 45 | 35 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 316 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.30 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87.3 | 71 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 381 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 194 |
| Totals | 101 | 85 | .543 | 3.64 | 310 | 237 | 38 | 78 | 24 | 12 | 1712.7 | 1366 | 753 | 693 | 140 | 1068 | 21 | 1265 | 56 | 3 | 39 | 7447 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .278 | .316 | .444 | .760 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 89 | 81 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .136 | .157 | .160 | .317 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 36 | 98 | 82 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .134 | .200 | .183 | .383 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 27 | 52 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .174 | .224 | .217 | .442 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | 32 | 68 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | .088 | .212 | .088 | .300 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 98 | 88 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .136 | .174 | .205 | .378 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 54 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .087 | .192 | .087 | .279 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | 34 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .073 | .105 | .091 | .196 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 15 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .091 | .095 | .186 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 24 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 19 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .160 | .160 | .320 | .480 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 310 | 620 | 547 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 191 | .126 | .177 | .166 | .343 | 91 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .700 | |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 35 | 35 | 247.3 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.528 | 1.200 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 36 | 34 | 246.7 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .900 | 1.314 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 27 | 21 | 132.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 1.432 | .778 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 32 | 23 | 176.3 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 1.786 | 1.094 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 33 | 31 | 245.3 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.577 | 1.303 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 33 | 22 | 154.3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1.691 | .879 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 34 | 24 | 173.3 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.610 | .912 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 15 | 12 | 72.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .800 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 24 | 8 | 69.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.348 | .750 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 19 | 12 | 87.3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.649 | .842 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 11 | 7 | 41.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.512 | .636 |
| Totals | 310 | 229 | 1645.3 | 88 | 211 | 9 | 16 | .971 | 1.636 | .965 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.82 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.76 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53.7 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 231 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | .333 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | .667 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 11.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.086 | 1.333 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 4 | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .551 | .250 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 15 | 8 | 53.7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.677 | .667 |
Awards
1958 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License





