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Danny Murphy

Daniel Francis Murphy

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 23, 1942 in Beverly, MA
High School: St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1960
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cubs 1960-1970

Final Game: October 1, 1970
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1962	19	CHC-min	B	0	1	.000	4.50	2	1		0	0		4.0	4	8	2	0	5	0	3	0	0	1			2.250	9.0	0.0	11.2	6.8	0.60	WEN · NORW
1965	22	CHW-min	AA	0	0		2.25	1	0					4.0	2	1	1	0	0		5						0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	11.2		LBG · SOUL
1966	23	CHW-min	AA,AAA	11	12	.478	3.88	31	30		0	0		197.0	196	104	85	9	80	1	135	0	0	0			1.401	9.0	0.4	3.7	6.2	1.69	EVN,INA · SOUL,PCL
1967	24	CHW-min	AA	10	2	.833	1.97	52	1					105.0	82	26	23	4	43		80						1.190	7.0	0.3	3.7	6.9	1.86	EVN · SOUL
1968	25	CHW-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.35	31	3		0	0		94.0	93	39	35	5	36	5	61	3	0	3			1.372	8.9	0.5	3.4	5.8	1.69	HAW · PCL
1969	26	CHW-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.15	43	1		0	0	2	103.0	108	49	36	0	36	9	64	1	0	3			1.398	9.4	0.0	3.1	5.6	1.78	TUC · PCL
1969	26	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	2.01	17	0	13	0	0	4	31.1	28	8	7	2	10	0	16	2	0	1	126	195	1.213	8.0	0.6	2.9	4.6	1.60
1970	27	CHW	AL	2	3	.400	5.69	51	0	26	0	0	5	80.2	82	55	51	11	49	8	42	4	1	6	367	67	1.624	9.1	1.2	5.5	4.7	0.86
1971	28	BOS-min	AAA	1	2	.333	7.85	35	0		0	0	2	55.0	80	52	48	5	32	7	47	7	1	4			2.036	13.1	0.8	5.2	7.7	1.47	LOU · IL
2 Seasons				4	4	.500	4.66	68	0	39	0	0	9	112.0	110	63	58	13	59	8	58	6	1	7	493	82	1.509	8.8	1.0	4.7	4.7	0.98
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.500	4.66	68	0	39	0	0	9	112	110	63	58	13	59	8	58	6	1	7	493	82	1.509	8.8	1.0	4.7	4.7	0.98

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1969	26	CHW	AL	31.1	8	19	0	1.2	11	0.9	$
1970	27	CHW	AL	80.2	55	49	-4	1.0	-6	-1.3	$
2 Seasons				112.0	63	68	-4	1.1	5	-0.4	$

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1960	17	CHC-min	AA	47	210	177	33	52	11	2	8	31	2	2	28	40	.294	.389	.514	.904		91		1	2	2		SAN · TL
1960	17	CHC	NL	31	81	75	7	9	2	0	1	6	0	0	4	13	.120	.175	.187	.362	-0	14	2	1	1	0	0	8/9
1961	18	CHC-min	AA	140	589	505	71	129	26	6	13	83	1	2	73	93	.255	.346	.408	.754		206		1	3	7		SAN · TL
1961	18	CHC	NL	4	14	13	3	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	5	.385	.429	.846	1.275	227	11	0	0	0	0	0	/9
1962	19	CHC-CLE/CHC-min	B,AAA	123	472	385	57	94	17	3	17	58	4	1	77	103	.244	.371	.436	.807		168		4	0	6		WEN,SLC · NORW,PCL
1962	19	CHC	NL	14	37	35	5	7	3	1	0	3	0	0	2	9	.200	.243	.343	.586	53	12	0	0	0	0	0	/978

1969	26	CHW-min	AAA	50	51	44	5	11	3	0	1	4	0	0	5	8	.250	.327	.386	.713		17		0	2	0		TUC · PCL
1969	26	CHW	AL	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970	27	CHW	AL	51	8	6	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.333	.500	.833	1.333	261	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
1971	28	BOS-min	AAA	35	13	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	.111	.333	.111	.444		1		0	1	0		LOU · IL
5 Seasons				117	143	130	18	23	5	1	4	13	0	0	11	29	.177	.246	.323	.570	53	42	3	1	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	198	180	25	32	7	1	6	18	0	0	15	40	.177	.246	.323	.570	53	58	4	1	1	0	0

CHC (3 yrs)				49	132	123	15	21	5	1	3	12	0	0	7	27	.171	.221	.301	.522	40	37	2	1	1	0	0
CHW (2 yrs)				68	11	7	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	.286	.545	.714	1.260	244	5	1	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				49	132	123	15	21	5	1	3	12	0	0	7	27	.171	.221	.301	.522	40	37	2	1	1	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				68	11	7	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	.286	.545	.714	1.260	244	5	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1960	17	CHC	NL	81	-10	0	1	0	-0	0	3	-6	-0.7	-6	-0.6	-0.1	$	8/9
1961	18	CHC	NL	14	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$	/9
1962	19	CHC	NL	37	-3	1	0	0	-2	0	1	-3	-0.3	-1	-0.1	-0.2	$	/978

1969	26	CHW	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1970	27	CHW	AL	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$	1
5 Seasons				142	-10	1	1	0	-2	1	4	-6	-0.6	-3	-0.3	-0.3	$

CHC (3 yrs)				132	-11	1	1	0	-2	0	4	-8	-0.8	-5	-0.5	-0.3	$
CHW (2 yrs)				10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1960	CHC	NL	17	OF	21	18	11	143.1	42	40	1	1	1	.976	-0	-2	2.57	1.95	.978	2.20	2.20
1960	CHC	NL	17	CF	16	14	10	113.1	36	34	1	1	1	.972	1	8	2.78	2.19	.981	2.58	2.58
1960	CHC	NL	17	RF	5	4	1	30.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-40	1.80	1.20	.978	1.98	1.98
1961	CHC	NL	18	OF	4	4	3	27.1	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-26	1.98	1.50	.977	2.17	2.15
1961	CHC	NL	18	RF	4	4	3	27.1	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-26	1.98	1.50	.973	1.94	1.90
1962	CHC	NL	19	RF	6	5	5	41.2	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-26	0.86	0.67	.975	1.90	1.88
1962	CHC	NL	19	OF	5	7	7	60.2	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-32	0.74	1.00	.974	2.08	2.04
1962	CHC	NL	19	LF	2	2	2	18.0	0	0	0	0	0		-1	-40	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80
1962	CHC	NL	19	CF	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-120	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.40
1969	CHW	AL	26	P	17	0	0	31.1	4	0	4	0	0	1.000			1.15	0.24	.950	1.87	1.88	6	3	33%	0
1970	CHW	AL	27	P	51	0	0	80.2	15	4	10	1	1	.933			1.56	0.27	.951	1.86	1.85	3	1	25%	0
	2 Seasons			P	68	0	0	112.0	19	4	14	1	1	.947			1.45	0.26	.951	1.86	1.86	9	4	31%	0
	3 Seasons			OF	30	29	21	231.1	53	50	2	1	1	.981	-2	-12	2.02	1.73	.978	2.16	2.17
	2 Seasons			CF	17	14	10	114.1	36	34	1	1	1	.972	1	7	2.76	2.06	.981	2.58	2.57
	3 Seasons			RF	15	13	9	99.0	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	-2	-30	1.45	1.07	.976	1.94	1.92
	1 Season			LF	2	2	2	18.0	0	0	0	0	0		-1	-40	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80
	5 Seasons			TOT	98	29	21	343.1	72	54	16	2	2	.972	-2	-8	1.83	0.71	.970	2.07	1.95	9	4	31%	0

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1960 NL  born 1942-08-23 (1st)
1961 NL  born 1942-08-23 (1st)
1962 NL  born 1942-08-23 (4th)

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Transactions

June 15, 1960: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
March 28, 1963: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Dave Gerard to the Houston Colt .45's for Hal Haydel, Dick LeMay and Merritt Ranew.
December 10, 1963: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's with Jim Golden and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Nellie Fox.
March 31, 1971: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Duane Josephson to the Boston Red Sox for Tony Muser and Vicente Romo.

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