John Purdin

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John Purdin

Pitcher

Born: July 16, 1942 (1942-07-16) (age 65)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
August 1, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-Loss	6-4
ERA	3.90
Strikeouts	68
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-1965, 1968-1969)
Career highlights and awards
Threw a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs on September 30, 1964

John Nolan Purdin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Purdin was born in Lynx, Ohio. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers before the start of the 1964 season. He made his debut on September 16, 1964, throwing two innings of no-hit ball in relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struck out Vern Law and Donn Clendenon. Two weeks later on September 30, John threw a two-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs, giving up his only hits, both singles, to Dick Bertell in the 3rd and 5th inning.

In the minors, John Purdin threw a perfect game against Lexington in 1964. At Salisbury he posted a 14-3 record with a 1.91 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 137 innings pitched, while only giving up 27 walks. For the Spokane Indians in 1967 he led the Pacific Coast League in games started (31) and shutouts (6).^[1]