For other people nicknamed "Bullet Bob", see Bullet Bob.
Baseball player
Bob Turley
Turley in 1959
Pitcher
Born:(1930-09-19)September 19, 1930 Troy, Illinois, U.S.
Died: March 30, 2013(2013-03-30) (aged 82) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 29, 1951, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1963, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
101–85
Earned run average
3.64
Strikeouts
1,265
Teams
St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1951, 1953–1954)
New York Yankees (1955–1962)
Los Angeles Angels (1963)
Boston Red Sox (1963)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1954, 1955, 1958)
2× World Series champion (1956, 1958)
Cy Young Award (1958)
World Series MVP (1958)
AL wins leader (1958)
AL strikeout leader (1954)
Robert Lee Turley (September 19, 1930 – March 30, 2013), known as "Bullet Bob", was an American professional baseball player and financial planner. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1951 through 1963. After his retirement from baseball, he worked for Primerica Financial Services.
Turley made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Browns in 1951, and stayed with the team through their first season in Baltimore, when he appeared in his first MLB All-Star Game. After the 1954 season, he was traded to the New York Yankees. With the Yankees, Turley appeared in two more All-Star Games. He led the American League in wins in 1958, and won the Cy Young Award, World Series Most Valuable Player Award, and Hickok Belt that year. He finished his playing career with the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox in 1963, and then coached the Red Sox in 1964.
Turley began working in financial planning during the baseball offseason. In 1977, he cofounded with Arthur L. Williams Jr. the company that would become Primerica. He also invested in real estate, buying and selling 27 houses in Florida.
Robert Lee Turley (September 19, 1930 – March 30, 2013), known as "Bullet Bob", was an American professional baseball player and financial planner. He...
Personality (1320turley) Anna Turley, British politician BobTurley, American professional baseball player George Turley (1931–2010), English lawn bowler...
14-game winner Whitey Ford (14–7, 2.01) to start Game 1. Although teammate BobTurley had a better regular season record at 21–7, the experienced, perennial...
Jonathan Turley is an American attorney, legal scholar, writer, commentator, and legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism. A professor at George...
Brooklyn. In Game 3, Roy Campanella's two-run home run after a walk off BobTurley in the first put the Dodgers up 2–0, but in the second, Mickey Mantle...
by catcher Del Crandall. Ford was then taken out and Yankee reliever BobTurley came in, striking out two batters while giving up no hits in the inning...
victory and a 1–0 series lead. Game 2, matching New York's BobTurley against the Pirates' Bob Friend, saw the Yankees pummel Pittsburgh 16–3. The game...
Jensen, Boston Red Sox NL: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs Cy Young Award: BobTurley, New York Yankees Rookie of the Year: AL: Albie Pearson, Washington Senators...
players won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in the same season: BobTurley (1958), Whitey Ford (1961), Koufax (1963, 1965), Bret Saberhagen (1985)...
Labine and kept the Dodgers' championship hopes alive. Tough-luck loser BobTurley gave up a 10th-inning walk to Jim Gilliam, a sacrifice bunt by Pee Wee...
the Baltimore Orioles as part of a 17-player trade, with Billy Hunter, BobTurley and players to be named later to the Yankees for, most prominently, catcher...
Gibbs made his Major League Baseball debut with the Yankees. June 26, 1962: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Houston Colt .45s. Note: Pos =...
Yankees, C Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF MLB Rookie of the Year Award Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P Wally Moon, St. Louis Cardinals, OF The Sporting...
1951. p. 1-B. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via newspapers.com. Matthews, Bob (October 12, 2010). "Hickok Belt is returning to Rochester". Democrat and...
Best won-lost %: .808, Dave McNally (1971) Most bases on balls: 181, BobTurley (1954) Most hit batsmen: 18, Daniel Cabrera (2008) Most strikeouts: 221...
in the Series, although the World Series MVP Award was won by teammate BobTurley. By 1959, Howard was often playing at first base in order to remain in...
having the help of pitcher BobTurley and his distinct whistle; Tony Kubek noted that the stealing was so good that Turley wasn't allowed off the bench...
baseball pitcher Bob Hayes (1942–2002), American sprinter and football wide receiver Bob Kiesel (1911–1993), American sprinter BobTurley (1930–2013), American...
first-base coach Johnny Riddle, pitching coach Charlie Root, and bullpen coach Bob Keely. Root and Keely were holdovers from Charlie Grimm's staff, while Ryan...
1960: Andy Carey was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Bob Cerv. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
vs. NL Milwaukee Braves (3) Elston Howard, Babe Ruth Award BobTurley, Cy Young Award Turley became the first American League pitcher to win the Cy Young...
total of 15 wins. Sandy Koufax (1963*, 1965, 1966) Greg Maddux (1994, 1995) Bob Gibson (1968*) Steve Carlton (1972) Rick Sutcliffe (1984) Dwight Gooden (1985)...
1955), Don Larsen (New York, 1956), Lew Burdette (Milwaukee, 1957), and BobTurley (New York, 1958). Sherry, who had been born with club feet, finished all...
9, 1955: Joe Black was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Borkowski and cash. September 12, 1955: Glenn Cox was purchased from the...
in a rotation which included Whitey Ford, Bobby Shantz, Don Larsen and BobTurley. In a nine-season career, Ditmar compiled a 72–77 record with 552 strikeouts...
first pitcher to start a game in the Series and save the next one since BobTurley of the Yankees in the 1958 World Series. Many records were set or tied...
the world. World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4–3); BobTurley, MVP All-Star Game, July 8 at Memorial Stadium: American League, 4–3 College...
Global Information