1950
Born February 2, 1950
Cuero, TX, USA
Dale Murray Notable
b. February 2, 1950 · Montreal Expos 1974–1976, 1979–1980, Cincinnati Reds 1977–1978, New York Mets 1978–1979, Toronto Blue Jays 1981–1982, New York Yankees 1983–1985, Texas Rangers 1985
Dale Murray played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1974 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1985.
He went 53 and 50 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 902.3 innings in 518 games. He struck out 400. Across 518 games he batted .077, with 5 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Cuero, TX, USA on February 2, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | MON | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | MON | 63 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1976 | MON | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | CIN | 61 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1978 | CIN/NYM | 68 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | MON/NYM | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | MON | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | TOR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | TOR | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | NYY | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | NYY | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | NYY/TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 518 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .077 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | MON | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 69.2 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 1.03 |
| 1975 | MON | 15 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 111.1 | 134 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 3.96 |
| 1976 | MON | 4 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 113.1 | 117 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 3.26 |
| 1977 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 102.0 | 125 | 56 | 46 | 42 | 4.94 |
| 1978 | CIN/NYM | 9 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 119.0 | 119 | 50 | 53 | 62 | 3.78 |
| 1979 | MON/NYM | 5 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 110.1 | 119 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 4.57 |
| 1980 | MON | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 6.14 |
| 1981 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 1982 | TOR | 8 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 111.0 | 115 | 39 | 32 | 60 | 3.16 |
| 1983 | NYY | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 94.1 | 113 | 47 | 22 | 45 | 4.48 |
| 1984 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 4.94 |
| 1985 | NYY/TEX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Career | — | 53 | 50 | 518 | 1 | 60 | 902.1 | 976 | 386 | 329 | 400 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Dale Murray
Dale Murray made a major-league debut on July 7, 1974.
1985
Final major-league game: Dale Murray
Dale Murray played a final major-league game on May 13, 1985.
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