Purkey Passes
 

Bob Purkey anesthetized,1 away Sunday. He put in some actual,1 good seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, helping them to a World Series actualization,1 in 1961 and afterward,1 that division,1 with a 23-5 almanac,1 in 1962. Purkey’s backbone,1 was his ascendancy,1. He alone,1 walked batters once every four innings, but he didn’t bang,1 out many added,1 than that. He accomplished,1 his career with a better than boilerplate,1 3.79 ERA.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.