| Dick Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Pinch runner/Pinch hitter | |
| Born:(1931-10-25)October 25, 1931 Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Died: December 12, 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 89) Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 13, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 13, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Runs scored | 1 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Richard Lee Murphy (October 25, 1931 – December 12, 2020) was an American professionalbaseball player who played for three seasons (1954; 1957–1958) and had a six-game trial with the1954Cincinnati Redlegs ofMajor League Baseball. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Murphy attendedOhio University, where he was anAll-American as anoutfielder.[1] He signed with his hometown Redlegs on June 12, 1954, and made his Major League debut the following day against theBrooklyn Dodgers atCrosley Field. In his only MLBplate appearance, hepinch hit for Cincinnatirelief pitcherJackie Collum against Brooklyn lefthanderJohnny Podres andstruck out.[2] After a short tenure inminor league baseball, Murphy returned to the Redlegs that September and served as apinch runner in five more games, scoring his only Major Leaguerun in his last appearance on September 13.[3] He then spent two seasons in military service before resuming his minor league career in the Redlegfarm system in 1957 and 1958. He retired after the latter campaign with a .192 career batting average and fourhome runs.[4]
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