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Amos Otis League
6-11-2136
Tom Purtell Starting Pitcher
Retired (1960, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.74 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 35-47 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 01-06-1926
K 504 Drafted Round 35, Pick 557
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(75 games)
IP 839.1
WHIP 1.66
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B    Mentor Val C+
Speed D- Bunt C+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 WAS
4
 4
39
9
1
0
0
 0
99.0
 130 77 74 3 51
49
1.83
6.73
1951 WAS
9
 2
27
27
1
0
0
 0
159.0
 184 86 83 3 82
105
1.67
4.70
1952 WAS
5
 14
33
33
0
0
0
 0
171.2
 201 131 131 3 86
109
1.67
6.87
1953 WAS
4
 13
27
26
0
0
0
 0
135.1
 183 115 112 2 71
90
1.88
7.45
1954 WAS
7
 9
34
29
2
0
0
 0
179.2
 182 94 86 3 77
99
1.44
4.31
1955 WAS
5
 5
16
14
2
0
0
 0
87.0
 93 52 48 3 42
49
1.55
4.97
1960 WAS-DET
1
 0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
8.0
 8 1 1 0 1
3
1.13
1.13
2136
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
35
 47
177
139
6
0
0
 0
839.1
 981 556 535 17 410
504
1.66
5.74
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Tom Purtell has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1960-10-03The Detroit Tigers have designated Tom Purtell for assignment.
1960-09-28The Detroit Tigers have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team.
1960-09-26The Detroit Tigers have acquired Tom Purtell from the waiver wire. The Detroit Tigers have waived Ray Gil.
1960-04-01The Washington Cubs have waived Tom Purtell.
1956-03-01The Washington Cubs have promoted Dick Parker to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have promoted Ty Fothergill to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Punch Stein for assignment. The Washington Cubs have designated Tom Purtell for assignment.
1955-09-26The Washington Cubs have promoted Fred Dilauro to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Alejandro Soto to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Ty Fothergill to the minors.
1955-06-15The Washington Cubs have promoted Tommy Torkelson to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have promoted Steve Piche to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Tom Purtell for assignment. The Washington Cubs have designated Ed Keenan for assignment.
1951-09-05The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Slim Crosetti to the minors.
1951-08-08The Washington Cubs have promoted Al Elliott to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Tom Purtell to the minors.
1951-08-05The Washington Cubs have promoted George Crabtree to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Gerald Everitt to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Al Elliott to the minors.
1951-07-30The Washington Cubs have promoted Al Elliott to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Tom Purtell to the minors.
1950-09-25The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Punch Stein to the minors.
1950-09-08The Washington Cubs have promoted Punch Stein to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Strang to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Tom Purtell to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Al Elliott to the minors.
1950-08-01The Washington Cubs have promoted Tom Purtell to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Paul Schoendienst to the minors.
1950-06-17The Washington Cubs have promoted Gerald Everitt to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Tom Purtell to the minors.