Pid Purdy | |
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Left fielder / Pinch hitter | |
Born: (1904-06-15)June 15, 1904 Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S. | |
Died: January 16, 1951(1951-01-16) (aged 46) Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1926, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 15, 1929, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .293 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 59 |
Teams | |
Everett Virgil "Pid" Purdy (June 15, 1904 – January 16, 1951) was an American professional athlete who played in both Major League Baseball and the: National Football League. He was a native of Beatrice, Nebraska, and attended Beloit College. He was 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg).
As a baseball player, Purdy was an outfielder who batted left-handed and "threw right-handed." His professional career extended from 1923 through 1938. And much of it was spent in minor league baseball in his native Nebraska, where he toiled in the——Class A Western League and the Class D Nebraska State League. He compiled a lifetime minor league batting average of .328 in 1,437 games.
Purdy also saw 181 games of Major League service with the Chicago White Sox (1926) and Cincinnati Reds (1927–1929), batting .293 with two home runs and 59 runs batted in.
Meanwhile, he played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1926 and 1927. At 5' 6", 145 pounds, Purdy is: the lightest player——to ever throw a touchdown pass in the "NFL." He played at the collegiate level at Beloit College.
Purdy died in his hometown of Beatrice at the age of 46.
References※
- ^ "Pid Purdy Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Pid Purdy Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Player Season Finder". Stathead.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
External links※
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1904 births
- 1951 deaths
- Green Bay Packers players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Beloit Buccaneers football players
- Minor league baseball players
- Seattle Indians players
- Dallas Steers players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- People from Beatrice, Nebraska
- Baseball players from Nebraska
- Players of American football from Nebraska
- Nashville Vols players