1945
Born December 30, 1945
Cleveland, OH, USA
Tom Murphy Notable
b. December 30, 1945 · California Angels 1968–1972, Kansas City Royals 1972, St. Louis Cardinals 1973, Milwaukee Brewers 1974–1976, Boston Red Sox 1976–1977, Toronto Blue Jays 1977–1979
Tom Murphy played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1968 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979.
He went 68 and 101 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 1,444 innings in 439 games. He struck out 621, completed 22 of his 147 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 443 games he batted .145, with 42 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on December 30, 1945. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | CAL | 36 | 71 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .141 |
| 1970 | CAL | 39 | 76 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .184 |
| 1971 | CAL | 37 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .173 |
| 1972 | CAL/KCR | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | STL | 19 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .174 |
| 1974 | MIL | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1975 | MIL | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | BOS/MIL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | BOS/TOR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | TOR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | TOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 443 | 289 | 21 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 96 | 0 | .145 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 99.1 | 67 | 24 | 28 | 56 | 2.17 |
| 1969 | CAL | 10 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 215.2 | 213 | 101 | 69 | 100 | 4.21 |
| 1970 | CAL | 16 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 227.0 | 223 | 107 | 81 | 99 | 4.24 |
| 1971 | CAL | 6 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 243.1 | 228 | 102 | 82 | 89 | 3.77 |
| 1972 | CAL/KCR | 4 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 80.1 | 90 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 3.36 |
| 1973 | STL | 3 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 88.2 | 89 | 37 | 22 | 42 | 3.76 |
| 1974 | MIL | 10 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 123.0 | 97 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 1.90 |
| 1975 | MIL | 1 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 72.1 | 85 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 4.60 |
| 1976 | BOS/MIL | 4 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 99.1 | 116 | 46 | 34 | 39 | 4.17 |
| 1977 | BOS/TOR | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 82.2 | 107 | 44 | 30 | 39 | 4.79 |
| 1978 | TOR | 6 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 94.0 | 87 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 3.93 |
| 1979 | TOR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 68 | 101 | 439 | 147 | 59 | 1444.0 | 1425 | 606 | 493 | 621 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Major-league debut: Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy made a major-league debut on June 13, 1968.
1979
Final major-league game: Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy played a final major-league game on May 8, 1979.