Dwayne Murphy Notable

b. March 18, 1955 · Oakland Athletics 1978–1987, Detroit Tigers 1988, Philadelphia Phillies 1989

Dwayne Murphy played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1978 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1989.

Across 1,360 games he batted .246, with 1,069 hits and 648 runs. He finished with 166 home runs, 139 doubles, 747 walks and 100 stolen bases.

He played 1,272 games in the outfield, with 3,579 putouts and 47 errors.

He took six Gold Gloves, between 1980 and 1985.

He was born in Merced, CA, USA on March 18, 1955. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	6	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1981

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1978	OAK	60	52	15	10	2	0	0	5	7	14	0	.192
1979	OAK	121	388	57	99	10	4	11	40	84	80	15	.255
1980	OAK	159	573	86	157	18	2	13	68	102	96	26	.274
1981	OAK	107	390	58	98	10	3	15	60	73	91	10	.251
1982	OAK	151	543	84	129	15	1	27	94	94	122	26	.238
1983	OAK	130	471	55	107	17	2	17	75	62	105	7	.227
1984	OAK	153	559	93	143	18	2	33	88	74	111	4	.256
1985	OAK	152	523	77	122	21	3	20	59	84	123	4	.233
1986	OAK	98	329	50	83	11	3	9	39	56	80	3	.252
1987	OAK	82	219	39	51	7	0	8	35	58	61	4	.233
1988	DET	49	144	14	36	5	0	4	19	24	26	1	.250
1989	PHI	98	156	20	34	5	0	9	27	29	44	0	.218
Career	—	1360	4347	648	1069	139	20	166	609	747	953	100	.246

On this day & linked events

1955

Born March 18, 1955

Merced, CA, USA

1978

Major-league debut: Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy made a major-league debut on April 8, 1978.

1989

Final major-league game: Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy played a final major-league game on October 1, 1989.

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