Red Murray Notable

b. March 4, 1884 · St. Louis Cardinals 1906–1908, New York Giants 1909–1915, 1917, Chicago Cubs 1915

Red Murray played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and closing with the New York Giants in 1917.

He stole 321 bases and scored 555 runs, with 1,170 hits and a .270 average. He finished with 37 home runs, 168 doubles and 96 triples.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1909, with 7. He played 1,171 games in the outfield, with 1,962 putouts and 113 errors.

He was born in Arnot, PA, USA on March 4, 1884, and died on December 4, 1958. 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
1906	STL	46	144	18	37	9	7	1	16	9	17	5	.257
1907	STL	132	485	46	127	10	10	7	46	24	60	23	.262
1908	STL	154	593	64	167	19	15	7	62	37	58	48	.282
1909	NYG	149	570	74	150	15	12	7	91	45	52	48	.263
1910	NYG	149	553	78	153	27	8	4	87	52	51	57	.277
1911	NYG	140	488	70	142	27	15	3	78	43	37	48	.291
1912	NYG	143	549	83	152	26	20	3	92	27	45	38	.277
1913	NYG	147	520	70	139	21	3	2	59	34	28	35	.267
1914	NYG	86	139	19	31	6	3	0	23	9	7	11	.223
1915	CHC/NYG	96	271	32	71	7	3	3	22	15	23	8	.262
1917	NYG	22	22	1	1	1	0	0	3	4	3	0	.045
Career	—	1264	4334	555	1170	168	96	37	579	299	381	321	.270

On this day & linked events

1884

Born March 4, 1884

Arnot, PA, USA

1958

Died December 4, 1958

1906

Major-league debut: Red Murray

Red Murray made a major-league debut on June 16, 1906.

1917

Final major-league game: Red Murray

Red Murray played a final major-league game on October 3, 1917.

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain