Murry Dickson
[edit] Biography
Born on August 21, 1916 in Tracy, Missouri, Murry Dickson (Murry Monroe Dickson) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 18 year career. Dickson broke into the bigs on September 30, 1939 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.91 ERA in 120.2 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Murry Dickson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1951, when he posted a 4.02 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 112 batters. However, others believe that it was 1946, when he posted a 2.88 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 82 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1939
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16.20
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| 36
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 2.91
| 66
| 41
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 120.2
| 91
| 1
| 61
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 31
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 3.58
| 44
| 51
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 115.2
| 119
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 47
| 19
| 15
| 6
| 2.88
| 82
| 71
| 59
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 184.1
| 160
| 8
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 47
| 25
| 13
| 16
| 3.07
| 111
| 101
| 79
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 231.2
| 211
| 16
| 88
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 42
| 29
| 12
| 16
| 4.14
| 113
| 121
| 116
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 252.1
| 257
| 39
| 85
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 20
| 12
| 14
| 3.29
| 89
| 97
| 82
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 224.1
| 216
| 17
| 80
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1950
| PIT
| N
| 51
| 22
| 10
| 15
| 3.80
| 76
| 104
| 95
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 225
| 227
| 20
| 83
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 45
| 35
| 20
| 16
| 4.02
| 112
| 151
| 129
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 288.2
| 294
| 32
| 101
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 34
| 14
| 21
| 3.57
| 112
| 128
| 110
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 277.2
| 278
| 26
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 45
| 26
| 10
| 19
| 4.53
| 88
| 121
| 101
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 200.2
| 240
| 27
| 58
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 31
| 10
| 20
| 3.78
| 64
| 107
| 95
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 226.1
| 256
| 31
| 73
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 28
| 12
| 11
| 3.50
| 92
| 98
| 84
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 216
| 190
| 27
| 82
| 8
| 2
| 4
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 28
| 27
| 13
| 8
| 3.07
| 109
| 75
| 67
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 196.1
| 175
| 20
| 57
| 4
| 7
| 1
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5.09
| 1
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 20
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 30
| 13
| 11
| 3.28
| 110
| 90
| 80
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 219.1
| 195
| 21
| 69
| 5
| 7
| 1
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 14
| 13
| 5
| 3
| 4.14
| 29
| 41
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 74
| 87
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5.75
| 9
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20.1
| 18
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 27
| 9
| 9
| 5
| 3.27
| 46
| 42
| 36
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 99
| 99
| 12
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 11
| 10
| 7
| 3.70
| 55
| 59
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 119.1
| 117
| 16
| 43
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.94
| 36
| 46
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 85
| 9
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 554
| 327
| 160
| 173
| 3.62
| 1190
| 1326
| 1152
| 146
| 27
| 21
| 2862
| 2827
| 277
| 988
| 21
| 32
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 71
| 11
| 12
| 8
| 4.16
| 91
| 105
| 88
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 190.1
| 202
| 25
| 70
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 625
| 338
| 172
| 181
| 3.66
| 1281
| 1431
| 1240
| 149
| 27
| 23
| 3052.1
| 3029
| 302
| 1058
| 26
| 34
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 52
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 47
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 52
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1950
| PIT
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 70
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 62
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 34
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 31
| 226.1
| 12
| 55
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| .957
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 39
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 51
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| P
| 14
| 13
| 74.1
| 11
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .969
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| P
| 6
| 2
| 20.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| P
| 27
| 9
| 99
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| P
| 33
| 11
| 119.1
| 9
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 71
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 625
| 55
| 491
| 236
| 668
| 30
| 54
| 0
| 15
| 11
| 13
| 2
| .968
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| STL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| 37
| 42
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .190
| .190
| .238
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 31
| 34
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .265
| .265
| .324
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 47
| 65
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .277
| .288
| .385
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 47
| 80
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 9
| .213
| .222
| .237
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 43
| 96
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 11
| .281
| .289
| .302
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 84
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .202
| .202
| .274
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| PIT
| N
| 52
| 82
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 7
| .256
| .265
| .305
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 46
| 110
| 16
| 30
| 1
| 8
| .273
| .279
| .336
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 47
| 107
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .224
| .231
| .262
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 45
| 61
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .115
| .143
| .115
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 79
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 5
| .190
| .210
| .215
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 82
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 3
| .220
| .220
| .280
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 32
| 77
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 6
| .247
| .256
| .325
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 86
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 6
| .256
| .264
| .326
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 14
| 27
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .222
| .250
| .259
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 28
| 35
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| .257
| .297
| .343
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 42
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 2
| .262
| .295
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 38
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .176
| .176
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 566
| 1036
| 78
| 239
| 2
| 78
| .231
| .240
| .279
| 34
| 5
| 11
| 93
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 72
| 59
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 4
| .237
| .262
| .288
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 638
| 1095
| 81
| 253
| 3
| 82
| .231
| .241
| .279
| 34
| 5
| 12
| 105
| 2
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 27
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for $125000 (January 29, 1949).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Andy Hansen, Jack Lohrke and $70000 (January 13, 1954).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Herm Wehmeier to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Harvey Haddix, Ben Flowers and Stu Miller (May 11, 1956).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 15, 1957).
- Signed by Kansas City Athletics (January 28, 1958).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Zeke Bella and cash (August 22, 1958).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics (May 9, 1959).
- Released by Kansas City Athletics (October 5, 1959).
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