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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 9	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	5	Apr 10	ATL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	6	Apr 11	ATL		CIN	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
7	7	Apr 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	8	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
9	9	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
10	10	Apr 15	ATL	@	LAD	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	11	Apr 17	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
12	12	Apr 19	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
13	13	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
14	14	Apr 21	ATL		SDP	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	15	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
16	16	Apr 23	ATL		STL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
17	17	Apr 24	ATL		STL	L,5-6	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
18	18	Apr 27	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
19	19	Apr 28	ATL		CHC	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
20	20	Apr 29	ATL		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	22	May 2	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
23	23	May 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	24	May 5	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS	38	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
25	25	May 6	ATL	@	CHC	L,13-14	CG	45	8.1	8	1	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 7	ATL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
27	27	May 8	ATL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	28	May 9	ATL		PIT	L,9-17	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	29	May 11	ATL	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
30	30	May 12	ATL	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
31	31	May 13	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
32	32	May 15	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
33	33	May 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
34	34	May 17	ATL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
35	35	May 18	ATL		SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	36	May 19 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
37	37	May 19 (2)	ATL		SFG	L,6-7	CG	43	11.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
38	38	May 20	ATL		SFG	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
39	39	May 21	ATL		HOU	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	64 (24)	Jun 17 susp	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	93 (28)	Jul 19	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
42	94	Jul 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
43	95	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	16	0	0	16	2	1B
44	96	Jul 22 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
45	98 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
46	99	Jul 23 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-0	GS	27	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
47	100	Jul 24	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
48	101	Jul 25	ATL	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	11	1	1	13	3	1B
49	102	Jul 26	ATL	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
50	103	Jul 27	ATL		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
51	104	Jul 28 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	106 (1)	Jul 29	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	CG	49	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
53	107	Jul 31	ATL		SDP	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	108	Aug 1	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
55	110 (1)	Aug 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
56	111	Aug 4 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	45	8.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
57	112	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
58	113	Aug 5	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
59	114	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
60	115	Aug 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
61	116	Aug 8	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
62	117	Aug 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
63	118	Aug 10	ATL		HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
64	119	Aug 12	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
65	120	Aug 14	ATL		NYM	L,5-18	CG	54	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
66	121	Aug 15	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
67	122	Aug 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
68	123	Aug 17	ATL	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	38	8.1	5	0	0	5	1	1B
69	125 (1)	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	126	Aug 20	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
71	127	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
72	128	Aug 22	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
73	129	Aug 24	ATL		MON	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
74	130	Aug 27	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
75	131	Aug 28	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
76	132	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
77	133	Aug 31	ATL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	31	6.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	134	Sep 1	ATL		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
79	135	Sep 2	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
80	136	Sep 3	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
81	137	Sep 4	ATL		CIN	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
82	138	Sep 5	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
83	139	Sep 6	ATL		LAD	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
84	140	Sep 7	ATL		SDP	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
85	141	Sep 8	ATL		SDP	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
86	142	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	13	1	1	15	0	1B
87	143	Sep 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
88	144	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	3	14	1	1B
89	145	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
90	146	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
91	147	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
92	148	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
93	149	Sep 18	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
94	150	Sep 19	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
95	152 (1)	Sep 22	ATL		SFG	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
96	153	Sep 23	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	154	Sep 24 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
98	155	Sep 24 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
99	156	Sep 25	ATL		HOU	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
100	157	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
101	158	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	159	Sep 29	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
103	160	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
							103gm		893.1	812	57	20	889	63