Morgan Murphy Notable

b. February 14, 1867 · Boston Reds 1890–1891, Cincinnati Reds 1892–1895, St. Louis Browns 1896–1897, Philadelphia Phillies 1898, 1900, Pittsburgh Pirates 1898, Philadelphia Athletics 1901

Morgan Murphy played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Reds in 1890 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901.

Across 568 games he batted .225, with 444 hits and 247 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 56 doubles and 53 stolen bases.

He played 552 games behind the plate, with 2,012 putouts and 175 errors. He turned 47 double plays.

He was born in East Providence, RI, USA on February 14, 1867, and died on October 3, 1938. 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
1890	BOS	68	246	38	56	10	2	2	32	24	31	16	.228
1891	BOS	106	402	60	87	11	4	4	54	36	58	17	.216
1892	CIN	74	234	29	46	8	2	2	24	25	57	4	.197
1893	CIN	57	200	25	47	5	1	1	19	14	35	1	.235
1894	CIN	76	261	42	70	9	0	1	37	26	36	6	.268
1895	CIN	25	82	15	22	2	0	0	16	11	8	6	.268
1896	STL	49	175	12	45	5	2	0	11	8	14	1	.257
1897	STL	63	211	13	36	2	0	0	12	6	8	1	.171
1898	PHI/PIT	30	102	6	19	3	0	0	13	7	18	0	.186
1900	PHI	11	36	2	10	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	.278
1901	PHA	9	28	5	6	1	0	0	6	0	1	1	.214
Career	—	568	1977	247	444	56	12	10	227	157	269	53	.225

On this day & linked events

1867

Born February 14, 1867

East Providence, RI, USA

1938

Died October 3, 1938

1890

Major-league debut: Morgan Murphy

Morgan Murphy made a major-league debut on April 22, 1890.

1901

Final major-league game: Morgan Murphy

Morgan Murphy played a final major-league game on May 31, 1901.

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