Bob Turley

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bob Turley
position=Starting pitcher
birthdate=birth date and age|1930|9|19
city-state|Troy|Illinois
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 29
debutyear=by|1951
debutteam=St. Louis Browns
finaldate=September 21
finalyear=by|1963
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=101-85
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.64
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,265
teams=
* St. Louis Browns (by|1951, by|1953)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1954)
* New York Yankees (by|1955-by|1962)
* Los Angeles Angels (by|1963)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1963)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1954, 1955, 1958)
* 2x World Series champion (1956, 1958)
* 1958 Cy Young Award
* 1958 World Series MVP
* 1958 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

Robert Lee Turley (born September 19, 1930 in Troy, Illinois) (known as "Bullet Bob") was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

Turley was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Browns in by|1948. He played his first game on September 29, by|1951 for the Browns and moved with them to Baltimore in by|1954. He was traded to the New York Yankees after the 1954 season and played for the Yankees from by|1955 to by|1962. After beginning the year by|1963 with the Los Angeles Angels, he finished the year, and his career, with the Boston Red Sox.

His best year was 1958, when he won 21 games and lost seven. As a result, he won the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year, the Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, and the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

He wore uniform number 24 on the Browns, 33 when they moved to Baltimore as the Orioles, 19 on the Yankees, 39 on the Angels, and 29 on the Red Sox.

In 1964, Turley spent one season as pitching coach of the Red Sox before leaving baseball. Later on Turley became a Representative for Primerica Financial Services earning more than he did as a professional baseball player. (In the 1995 version of the Primerica Financial Independence Council it states that he was paid $150,000 as a professional baseball player compared to his $2,000,000 that he earned through working with Primerica). He retired from the business and gave half of his business to his son and the other half to his secretary. He now resides in his lush home located in the state of Georgia.

Trivia

Turley was mentioned in a song called "St. Louis Browns" by former Byrds bass guitar player Skip Battin. He is described as a "no-hit pitcher" who "got too surly" and who was "traded...too early".

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
* List of Major League Baseball wins champions

External references

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=turlebo01 Baseball Almanac page]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/T/Turley_Bob.stm Baseball Library page]