Tom Murphy
[edit] Biography
Born on December 30, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, Tom Murphy (Thomas Andrew Murphy) played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 12 year career. Murphy broke into the bigs on June 13, 1968 with the California Angels, and put up a 2.17 ERA in 99.1 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Murphy's best season was 1974, when he posted a 1.90 ERA, won 10 games and notched 20 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 15
| 15
| 5
| 6
| 2.17
| 56
| 30
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 99.1
| 67
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 36
| 35
| 10
| 16
| 4.21
| 100
| 110
| 101
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 215.2
| 213
| 12
| 69
| 3
| 16
| 21
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 39
| 38
| 16
| 13
| 4.24
| 99
| 114
| 107
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 227
| 223
| 32
| 81
| 10
| 8
| 7
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 36
| 6
| 17
| 3.77
| 89
| 108
| 102
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 243.1
| 228
| 24
| 82
| 9
| 17
| 9
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 18
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 3.07
| 34
| 26
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 70.1
| 77
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 3.36
| 36
| 32
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 80.1
| 90
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 19
| 13
| 3
| 7
| 3.76
| 42
| 38
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 88.2
| 89
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 70
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1.90
| 47
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 123
| 97
| 6
| 51
| 18
| 3
| 2
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4.60
| 32
| 43
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 72.1
| 85
| 5
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.36
| 7
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18.1
| 25
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 3.44
| 32
| 43
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 81
| 91
| 5
| 25
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 4.17
| 39
| 61
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 99.1
| 116
| 7
| 34
| 14
| 4
| 4
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3.63
| 26
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 52
| 63
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.75
| 13
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.2
| 44
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4.79
| 39
| 47
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 82.2
| 107
| 12
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 3.93
| 36
| 43
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 94
| 87
| 11
| 37
| 10
| 6
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5.40
| 6
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 23
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 19
| 13
| 3
| 7
| 3.76
| 42
| 38
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 88.2
| 89
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 420
| 134
| 65
| 94
| 3.78
| 579
| 626
| 569
| 20
| 3
| 59
| 1355.1
| 1336
| 118
| 471
| 73
| 62
| 60
|
| Total
|
|
| 439
| 147
| 68
| 101
| 3.78
| 621
| 664
| 606
| 22
| 3
| 59
| 1444
| 1425
| 123
| 493
| 73
| 67
| 63
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| P
| 15
| 15
| 99.1
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| .842
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| P
| 36
| 35
| 215.2
| 14
| 38
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 10
| 0
| .912
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| P
| 39
| 38
| 227
| 22
| 29
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 0
| .911
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 36
| 243.1
| 19
| 49
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 11
| 0
| .944
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| P
| 18
| 9
| 70.1
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .947
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| P
| 24
| 9
| 80.1
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 2
| .958
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| P
| 19
| 13
| 88.2
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 1
| .960
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 123
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 72.1
| 6
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .895
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 18.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 81
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .895
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 99.1
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .920
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| P
| 19
| 1
| 52
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 30.2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 1
| 82.2
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 94
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 18.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 439
| 147
| 1444
| 100
| 263
| 23
| 18
| 0
| 14
| 108
| 51
| 6
| .940
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 15
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .034
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 36
| 71
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .141
| .173
| .169
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 39
| 76
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 7
| .184
| .232
| .237
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 75
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .173
| .195
| .213
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 21
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .071
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .067
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 19
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .174
| .208
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 19
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .174
| .208
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 424
| 266
| 20
| 38
| 1
| 17
| .143
| .179
| .177
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 91
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 443
| 289
| 21
| 42
| 1
| 18
| .145
| .181
| .180
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 96
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 18th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1965).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 28, 1967).
- Traded by California Angels to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Bob Oliver (May 5, 1972).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Al Santorini (May 8, 1973).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Bob Heise (December 8, 1973).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Bobby Darwin to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bernie Carbo (June 3, 1976).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Toronto Blue Jays (July 27, 1977).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (May 12, 1979).
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