Eddie Murphy
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John Edward Murphy (Honest Eddie, Glass Arm Eddie)
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.
- School Villanova University
- Debut August 26, 1912
- Final Game September 13, 1926
- Born October 2, 1891 in Hancock, NY USA
- Died February 21, 1969 in Dunmore, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Honest Eddie Murphy was a 1919 Chicago White Sox player who was not banned from baseball. He appeared in only 30 games in 1919, hitting an impressive .486. His career stretched from 1912-21 with 16 games in 1926, although he had as many as 300 at-bats in a season only in 1913-15.
In 1912 with the minor league Orioles, he led the league in batting average. He had been playing minor league or town ball since 1907 (source: Eddie Murphy's Glass Bat).
He stole at least 30 bases each season from 1913-15 and also hit 9 triples in each of 1914 and 1915.
Even after hitting .486 in 1919, he only got 118 at-bats in 1920, but hit .339.
In addition to his World Series appearance in 1919 with the Chicago White Sox, he was also in the 1913 World Series as a 21-year-old regular outfielder with the Philadelphia Athletics, which they won. He was additionally in the 1914 World Series which they lost. Although he hit .295 in 1913, the team as a whole hit .280, with Eddie Collins hitting .345 and Home Run Baker hitting .337.
He was a minor league manager in the Philadelphia Phillies system between 1948 and 1955, managing teams in Americus, GA; Grand Forks, ND; Salt Lake City, UT; and Pulaski, VA.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1913 & 1914)
- Won two World Series with the Philadelphia Athletics (1913) and the Chicago White Sox (1917; he did not play in the World Series).
