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Name	Team	Age
Hughie Purkey	Retired (1986, Age 38)	Died (2025, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1969)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dom DiMaggio League	0	15 years (8 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/14/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	4	4
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Hughie Purkey has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-04-23	The Baltimore Bozos have acquired Duke Caldwell from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Bozos have waived Hughie Purkey.
1986-03-01	The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Jack Schanz to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Joe Giles to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Sig Aase to the major league team. The Baltimore Bozos have designated Hughie Purkey for assignment. The Baltimore Bozos have designated Silver Halladay for assignment.
1985-06-10	The Baltimore Bozos have promoted Hughie Purkey to the major league team.
1985-04-25	Hughie Purkey of the Baltimore Bozos is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1984-04-29	Hughie Purkey of the Baltimore Bozos is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1983-04-21	Hughie Purkey of the Baltimore Bozos is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1977-09-26	Hughie Purkey of the Baltimore Bureaucrats is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1972-05-05	Hughie Purkey of the Baltimore GirlyMen is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1971-04-01	The Baltimore GirlyMen have promoted Deion Ankiel to the major league team. The Baltimore GirlyMen have promoted Hughie Purkey to the major league team. The Baltimore GirlyMen have designated Arturo Gatti for assignment. The Baltimore GirlyMen have designated Drew Brown for assignment.
1970-09-30	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Red Wolves and the Baltimore GirlyMen. The Baltimore GirlyMen receive Hughie Purkey, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Red Wolves in exchange for Johnny Farmer.