Purnal Goldy
Purnal William Goldy (November 28, 1937 – September 21, 2009) was an American professional baseball outfielder. Goldy was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for portions of the 1962 and 1963 seasons for the Detroit Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg), Goldy batted and threw right-handed. The native of Camden, New Jersey, was signed by Detroit out of Temple University.
| Purnal Goldy | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: November 28, 1937 Camden, New Jersey | |||
| Died: September 21, 2009 (aged 71) Denver, Colorado | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1963, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .231 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 12 | ||
| Teams | |||
During his two MLB trials, Goldy was a .231 hitter (18 hits in 80 at bats) with three home runs and 12 RBI in 29 games, including nine runs, one double and one triple.
A veteran of seven Minor league seasons, Goldy hit a combined .299 batting average with 70 home runs and 409 RBI in 790 games for six different teams between 1959 and 1965. In 1960, he led the Class A Sally League in batting (.342) and hits, and was named to the league's all-star team.
Goldy died in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 71.