Dale Murphy

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: March 12, 1956 in Portland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR).

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: September 13, 1976 (Age 20-185d, 13,813th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 1993 (Age 37-070d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Dale Bryan Murphy

Nicknames: The Murph

Twitter: @DaleMurphy3

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2x MVP
7x All-Star
5x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.5

7960

2111

398

.265

1197

RBI

1266

161

OBP

.346

SLG

.469

OPS

.815

OPS+

121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
3	3	Apr 12	ATL		SDP	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	ATL		SDP	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	ATL		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 15	ATL		CIN	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 16	ATL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 17	ATL		CIN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
9	9	Apr 19	ATL		HOU	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 20	ATL		HOU	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 21	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 22	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 23	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 24	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 25	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	Apr 26	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 27	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	Apr 28	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	Apr 30	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	ATL	@	CIN	W,17-9	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 3	ATL		MON	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 4	ATL		MON	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 5	ATL		MON	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	24	May 7	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 8	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 10	ATL	@	MON	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 11	ATL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 12	ATL	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 13	ATL		NYM	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 14	ATL		NYM	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 15	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 16	ATL		PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	33	May 17	ATL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
34	34	May 18	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 19	ATL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	36	May 20	ATL	@	STL	L,0-14	GS	35	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	37	May 21	ATL	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	39 (1)	May 24	ATL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	May 25	ATL		PIT	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	41	May 26	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
41	42	May 28	ATL		STL	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	43	May 29	ATL		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	44	May 30	ATL		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	47	Jun 2	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	48	Jun 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	49	Jun 5	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	50	Jun 7	ATL		LAD	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	51	Jun 8	ATL		LAD	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
51	52	Jun 9	ATL		LAD	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	53	Jun 10	ATL		SFG	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	54	Jun 11	ATL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	79	18.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	55	Jun 12	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	56	Jun 13	ATL		CIN	L,2-9	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	57	Jun 14	ATL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	58	Jun 15	ATL		CIN	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 16	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	60	Jun 17	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	61	Jun 18	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	62	Jun 19	ATL		HOU	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	63	Jun 20	ATL		HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	64	Jun 21 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	65	Jun 21 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	66	Jun 22	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	1	0	2	3	0	CF
66	67	Jun 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	68	Jun 25	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	69	Jun 26	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	70	Jun 27	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
70	71	Jun 28	ATL	@	LAD	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	72	Jun 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
72	73	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	74	Jul 1	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	75	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
75	76	Jul 4	ATL		NYM	L,13-16	CG	93	19.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
76	77	Jul 5	ATL		NYM	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	78	Jul 7 (1)	ATL		NYM	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	79	Jul 7 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	80	Jul 8	ATL		MON	W,7-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	81	Jul 9	ATL		MON	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	82	Jul 10	ATL		MON	L,5-6	CG	48	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	83	Jul 11	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
83	84	Jul 12	ATL		PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	85	Jul 13	ATL		PHI	W,13-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
85	86	Jul 14	ATL		PHI	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	87	Jul 18	ATL	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	88	Jul 19	ATL	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	89	Jul 20	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-16	GS	38	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	90	Jul 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,10-15	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	91	Jul 22	ATL	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	92	Jul 23	ATL	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	93	Jul 24	ATL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	94	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
94	95	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	96	Jul 27	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	97	Jul 28	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	98	Jul 30	ATL		SDP	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	99	Jul 31	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	100	Aug 1	ATL		SDP	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	101	Aug 2	ATL		SFG	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	102	Aug 3	ATL		SFG	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
102	103	Aug 4	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	104	Aug 5	ATL		LAD	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	105	Aug 8	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	106	Aug 9	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	107	Aug 10	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	109	Aug 12	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	110	Aug 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	111	Aug 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
111	112	Aug 15	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	113	Aug 16	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	114	Aug 18 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	115	Aug 18 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	116	Aug 20	ATL		CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
116	117	Aug 21	ATL		CHC	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	118	Aug 22	ATL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	119	Aug 23	ATL		STL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	120	Aug 24	ATL		STL	L,0-7	CG	32	5.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	121	Aug 25	ATL		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	122	Aug 26	ATL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	123	Aug 27	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	124	Aug 28	ATL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	125	Aug 29	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	126	Aug 30	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	127	Aug 31	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	49	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	128	Sep 1	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-15	GS	44	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	129	Sep 2	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	130	Sep 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
130	131	Sep 4	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	132	Sep 6	ATL	@	STL	L,0-8	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	133	Sep 7	ATL	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	134	Sep 8	ATL	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	135	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	136	Sep 10 (1)	ATL		LAD	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	137	Sep 10 (2)	ATL		LAD	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	138	Sep 11	ATL		LAD	L,3-12	GS	33	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	139	Sep 12	ATL		LAD	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	140	Sep 13	ATL		SFG	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	141	Sep 14	ATL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	142	Sep 15	ATL		SFG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
142	143	Sep 16	ATL		HOU	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
143	144	Sep 17	ATL		HOU	L,6-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	145	Sep 18	ATL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
145	146	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,5-15	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	147	Sep 20	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-11	GS	33	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
147	148	Sep 21	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
148	149	Sep 22	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	150	Sep 24	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
150	151	Sep 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
151	152	Sep 26	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	153	Sep 27	ATL		SDP	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
153	154	Sep 28	ATL		SDP	L,5-6	CG	61	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
154	155	Sep 29	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	156	Sep 30	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
156	157	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
157	158	Oct 2	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-9	GS	40	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
158	159	Oct 3	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
159	160	Oct 4	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
160	161	Oct 5	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
161	162	Oct 6	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							161gm		1421.1	337	8	7	352	4