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Buzz Murphy

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: April 26, 1895 in Denver, CO us

Died: May 11, 1938 in Denver, CO

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, CO

Debut: July 14, 1918 (Age 23-079d, 4,710th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1919 (Age 24-148d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Robert Sylvester Murphy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

284

.275

RBI

OBP

.338

SLG

.366

OPS

.704

OPS+

100

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-5 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	34 (19-12-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (10-7-4)

Most Driven In
A Wickland	4
R Smith	1
R Maranville	1
J Smith	1
J Rawlings	1
Self	1
R Massey	0

Most Driven In By
P Ragan	1
Self	1
J Henry	1
R Maranville	1
A Wilson	1
R Massey	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SH	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	78 (77)	Jul 14 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	5	4	2	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	.750	.800	1.250	2.050	6	1.30	0.565	.00	0.00%	4.72	LF
2	2	79	Jul 14 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.625	.667	.875	1.542	6	.95	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
3	3	80	Jul 16	BSN	@	STL	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.667	.700	1.000	1.700	2	6.24	0.650	.00	0.00%	2.43	PH LF
4	4	81	Jul 17	BSN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.615	.643	1.000	1.643	6	.71	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.09	LF
5	5	82	Jul 19	BSN	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.471	.526	.765	1.291	6	2.04	-0.191	.00	0.00%	-0.79	LF
6	6	83	Jul 20	BSN	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.364	.417	.591	1.008	6	.71	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.40	LF
7	7	84	Jul 21 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.654	1.082	6	.84	0.080	.00	0.00%	1.42	LF
8	8	85	Jul 21 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.379	.438	.724	1.162	6	1.14	0.151	.00	0.00%	1.59	LF
9	9	86	Jul 22	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.429	.688	1.116	6	.92	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
							4-5		36	32	6	12	3	2	1	9	3	5	1	1	.375	.429	.688	1.116		1.24	1.136	.00	0.00%	7.29

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