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. Goldy hit home runs his first two major league at bats for the Tigers.
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.