George Murray

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: September 23, 1898 in Charlotte, NC us

Died: October 18, 1955 in Memphis, TN

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Brownsville, TN

High School: Charlotte University School (Charlotte, NC)

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Last Game: May 1, 1933 (Age 34-220d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: George King Murray

Nicknames: Smiler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

5.38

110

416.1

114

WHIP

1.559

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1921	22	-2.2	Rochester	IL	AA		13	7	.650	3.67	5.11	30						169.0	211	96	69		77							1.704	11.2		4.1
1922	23	-4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	2	.600	3.97	4.29	22	2	13	0	0	0	56.2	53	27	25	0	26		14	1	0	0	241	1.394	8.4	0.0	4.1	2.2	0.54
1923	24	-3.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	11	.389	4.91	5.62	39	18	11	5	0	0	177.2	190	111	97	9	87		40	7	0	5	782	1.559	9.6	0.5	4.4	2.0	0.46
1924	25	-3.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	9	.182	6.72	7.62	28	7	9	0	0	0	80.1	97	68	60	6	32		27	7	1	1	373	1.606	10.9	0.7	3.6	3.0	0.84
1925	26	-3.7	Mobile	SOUA	A		10	9	.526	4.24	4.85	36						193.0	210	104	91		69							1.446	9.8		3.2
1926	27	-1.8	Mobile	SOUA	A		11	11	.500	4.06	5.04	32						193.0	227	108	87		80							1.591	10.6		3.7
1926	27	-1.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	6	3	.667	5.64	6.20	12	12	0	5	0	0	81.1	89	56	51	1	37		28	6	0	3	370	1.549	9.8	0.1	4.1	3.1	0.76
1927	28	-1.3	Kansas City	AA	AA		6	5	.545	4.59	5.03	28						143.0	168	80	73		39							1.448	10.6		2.5
1927	28	-0.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	1	.500	7.00	9.00	7	3	2	0	0	0	18.0	18	18	14	1	15		5	2	0	0	89	1.833	9.0	0.5	7.5	2.5	0.33
1928	29	-0.5	Kansas City	AA	AA		11	7	.611	3.96	4.37	40						200.0	224	97	88		63		59	8		3		1.435	10.1		2.8	2.7	0.94
1929	30	0.9	Kansas City	AA	AA		17	8	.680	4.62	5.24	41						218.0	258	127	112		87							1.583	10.7		3.6
1930	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		16	14	.533			40						186.0	183	105	90		87
1930	31	1.7	Kansas City	AA	AA		2	2	.500			9
1930	31	1.9	Dallas	TL	A		14	12	.538	4.35	5.08	31						186.0	183	105	90		87							1.452	8.9		4.2
1931	32	3.5	Dallas	TL	A		20	17	.541	3.07	3.85	47	35					290.0	277	124	99		99							1.297	8.6		3.1
1932	33	4.9	Dallas	TL	A		24	15	.615	2.86	3.54	44	37					305.0	286	120	97		90							1.233	8.4		2.7
1933	34	6.1	Minneapolis	AA	AA		7	5	.583	6.29	7.43	27						126.0	180	104	88		47							1.802	12.9		3.4
1933	34	5.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		7.71	7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.143	11.6	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.00
1934	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		10	15	.400		3.97	40						222.0	204	98	81		50
1934	35	7.0	Minneapolis	AA	AA		0	2	.000			8						26.0
1934	35	6.1	Birmingham	SOUA	A		10	13	.435	3.72	4.50	32						196.0	204	98	81		50							1.296	9.4		2.3
1935	36		3 Teams	2 Lgs	A	CHW	4	12				37	16					180.0	173	95	75		56
1935	36	7.6	Birmingham	SOUA	A	PIT	0	2	.000	7.00	8.00	5						18.0	30	16	14		7							2.056	15.0		3.5
1935	36	8.1	Dallas	TL	A	CHW
1935	36	8.1	Oklahoma City	TL	A
1936	37		2 Teams	IL	AA	CIN-STL	13	8				50	4		3	0		169.0	208	115	101		68		45	2	0	3	770
1936	37	8.1	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN						9
1936	37	8.1	Rochester	IL	AA	STL						41
1937	38	8.8	Sacramento	PCL	AA	STL	6	3	.667	6.00	8.65	30		22	2	0		78.0	107	75	52		37		23	2	1	1		1.846	12.3		4.3	2.7	0.62
1938	39	13.2	Savannah	SALL	B	PIT	3	2	.600	4.50	4.90	13			3			68.0	73	37	34		19		28	1	0	2		1.353	9.7		2.5	3.7	1.47
1939	40		3 Teams	2 Lgs	B	CLE	8	15				32			17			177.0	239	134	45		47		45	2	2	5
1939	40	15.5	Winston-Salem	PIED	B	CLE	7	8	.467		6.15	17			13			120.0	154	82			33		32	0	2	3		1.558	11.6		2.5	2.4	0.97
1939	40	14.5	Spartanburg	SALL	B	CLE						8
1939	40	14.5	Savannah	SALL	B							7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		19	26	.422	5.38	6.10	110	42	36	10	0	0	416.1	450	282	249	17	199	0	114	23	1	9	1866	1.559	9.7	0.4	4.3	2.5	0.57
Minors (16 seasons)					Minors		161	128				535	72	22	18	0		2529.0	2792	1373	1075		884		142	11	3	9
All Levels (19 Seasons)							180	154				645	114	58	28	0	0	2945.1	3242	1655	1324	17	1083	0	256	34	4	18	1866

AA (9 seasons)					Minors		62	39				263		22	2	0		960.0	1148	579	482		350		82	10	1	4
A (7 seasons)					Minors		89	79				227	72					1381.0	1417	675	559		482
B (2 seasons)					Minors		10	10				45			16			188.0	227	119	34		52		60	1	2	5