Pid Purdy
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).
| Pid Purdy | |||
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| Left fielder / Pinch hitter | |||
| Born: June 15, 1904 Beatrice, Nebraska | |||
| Died: January 16, 1951 (aged 46) Beatrice, Nebraska | |||
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| 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 | |||
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.[1]
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.[2]
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. [3] He played at the collegiate level at Beloit College.
Purdy died in his hometown of Beatrice at the age of 46.
See also
- Green Bay Packers players
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pid Purdy at Find a Grave