Dale Murphy

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: March 12, 1956 in Portland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR).

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Portland, OR)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: September 13, 1976 (Age 20-185d, 13,813th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 1993 (Age 37-070d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Dale Bryan Murphy

Nicknames: The Murph

Twitter: @DaleMurphy3

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2x MVP
7x All-Star
5x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.5

7960

2111

398

.265

1197

RBI

1266

161

OBP

.346

SLG

.469

OPS

.815

OPS+

121

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-11 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	50 (29-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
D May	4
T Paciorek	3
J Wynn	1
C Gaston	1

Most Driven In By
J Royster	2
D Chaney	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	144 (143)	Sep 13 (2)	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.58	0.221	.00	0.00%	1.60	C
2	2	145	Sep 14 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	8	3.38	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.38	C
3	3	146	Sep 14 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	1.05	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.36	C
4	4	147	Sep 15	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	7	1.27	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.62	C
5	5	148	Sep 16	ATL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	7	1.32	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
6	6	149	Sep 17 (1)	ATL		LAD	W,1-0	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.318	.350	.668	7	1.86	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
7	7	150	Sep 17 (2)	ATL		LAD	L,7-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.333	.638	2	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
8	8	151	Sep 18	ATL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.360	.693	7	.29	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
9	9	152	Sep 19	ATL		LAD	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.276	.323	.345	.667	7	.58	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
10	10	153	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.314	.313	.627	7	.35	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
11	11	154	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	.250	.308	.333	.641	7	1.28	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
12	12	155	Sep 24	ATL		SDP	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.300	.579	7	1.43	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.98	C
13	13	156	Sep 25	ATL		SDP	W,11-8	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.250	.313	.318	.631	7	.60	0.055	.00	0.00%	1.20	C
14	14	157	Sep 26	ATL		SDP	W,10-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.321	.333	.654	7	.86	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.20	C
15	15	158	Sep 28	ATL		SFG	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235	.316	.314	.630	7	1.38	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
16	16	159	Sep 29	ATL		SFG	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.300	.296	.596	7	.25	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
17	17	160	Oct 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	.224	.297	.293	.590	7	.98	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.43	C
18	18	161	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	.242	.309	.323	.631	7	.83	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.61	C
19	19	162	Oct 3	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-11	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.262	.333	.354	.687	7	.38	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.64	C
							8-11		72	65	3	17	6	9	7	9	.262	.333	.354	.687		.99	0.369	.00	0.00%	2.36

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