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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-12 / in Starts: 5-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	49 (22-18-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (22-15-8)

Most Driven In
G Matthews	5
W MontaÃ±ez	3
B Bonnell	2
Self	2
J Burroughs	1
C Robinson	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
L Whisenton	1
J Royster	1
P Rockett	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SO	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	20	145 (144)	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG(11)	6	6	1	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.167	1.667	6	2.34	-0.055	.00	0.00%	1.11	C
2	21	146	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.900	1.300	6	1.21	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
3	22	147	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-7	CG(10)	5	5	2	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	.467	.467	1.200	1.667	6	1.45	0.486	.00	0.00%	3.05	C
4	23	148	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.947	1.316	6	1.51	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-1.07	C
5	24	149	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.304	.304	.783	1.087	6	.54	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.71	C
6	25	150	Sep 18	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.679	.964	6	1.46	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
7	26	151	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.344	.344	.719	1.063	6	1.72	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.19	C
8	27	152	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.297	.622	.919	6	.95	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.01	C
9	28	153	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.282	.590	.872	3	.59	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.94	C
10	29	154	Sep 23	ATL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.256	.256	.535	.791	6	1.19	-0.167	.00	0.00%	-1.57	C
11	30	155	Sep 24	ATL		CIN	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.271	.271	.521	.792	7	2.06	-0.172	.00	0.00%	0.19	C
12	31	156	Sep 25	ATL		CIN	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.275	.529	.804	7	.68	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
13	32	157	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,12-10	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.309	.309	.564	.873	7	.87	0.180	.00	0.00%	2.12	C
14	33	158	Sep 27	ATL		HOU	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.322	.322	.576	.898	7	1.57	0.194	.00	0.00%	1.64	C
15	34	159	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.302	.540	.841	6	3.33	-0.672	.00	0.00%	-2.44	C
16	35	160	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.537	.851	6	.33	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
17	36	161	Oct 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.310	.521	.831	6	.89	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
18	37	162	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.316	.316	.526	.842	5	.79	0.126	.00	0.00%	1.74	C
							6-12		76	76	5	24	8	1	2	14	8	1	3	1	.316	.316	.526	.842		1.36	-0.445	.00	0.00%	2.31

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