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Jim Edmonds League 5-16-2163 |
| Sam Murphy |  Left FieldRetired (1977, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .246 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .678 | Status | Deceased (2024) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 829 | Age at Death | 81 | Date of Birth | 01-07-1943 | |
| HR | 73 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1961) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (44 games) |
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| RBI | 368 | |||||
| SB | 5 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1966 | LHP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | RHP | 13 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .570 | .261 | .310 | .119 | .190 |
| 1967 | LHP | 42 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .582 | .293 | .288 | .077 | .212 |
| 1967 | RHP | 125 | 425 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 45 | 85 | .634 | .309 | .325 | .087 | .238 |
| 1968 | LHP | 24 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .566 | .290 | .276 | .034 | .241 |
| 1968 | RHP | 93 | 322 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 44 | 58 | .723 | .347 | .376 | .118 | .258 |
| 1969 | LHP | 20 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .379 | .212 | .167 | .033 | .133 |
| 1969 | RHP | 91 | 283 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 32 | 60 | .704 | .319 | .385 | .148 | .237 |
| 1970 | LHP | 24 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .358 | .229 | .129 | .000 | .129 |
| 1970 | RHP | 92 | 358 | 92 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 79 | .675 | .312 | .363 | .106 | .257 |
| 1971 | LHP | 36 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | .634 | .326 | .308 | .103 | .205 |
| 1971 | RHP | 95 | 298 | 70 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 72 | .666 | .324 | .342 | .107 | .235 |
| 1972 | LHP | 26 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .730 | .343 | .387 | .129 | .258 |
| 1972 | RHP | 82 | 246 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 48 | .618 | .280 | .337 | .106 | .232 |
| 1973 | LHP | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .250 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1973 | RHP | 19 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .732 | .359 | .373 | .068 | .305 |
| 1974 | LHP | 53 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | .541 | .281 | .259 | .111 | .148 |
| 1974 | RHP | 125 | 450 | 128 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 76 | .779 | .346 | .433 | .149 | .284 |
| 1975 | LHP | 36 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | .839 | .429 | .410 | .103 | .308 |
| 1975 | RHP | 103 | 319 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 50 | .667 | .312 | .354 | .110 | .245 |
| 1976 | LHP | 33 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | .558 | .279 | .278 | .063 | .215 |
| 1976 | RHP | 55 | 160 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 25 | .794 | .357 | .438 | .169 | .269 |
| 1977 | LHP | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | RHP | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .829 | .429 | .400 | .200 | .200 |
| Total | LHP | 307 | 405 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 50 | 92 | .571 | .295 | .277 | .072 | .205 |
| Total | RHP | 896 | 2967 | 746 | 115 | 18 | 67 | 333 | 312 | 579 | .693 | .323 | .370 | .119 | .251 |
| Total | 976 | 3372 | 829 | 124 | 19 | 73 | 368 | 362 | 671 | .678 | .319 | .359 | .113 | .246 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | Sam Murphy has retired from the St. Louis Cards |
| 1977-07-30 | The St. Louis Cards have removed Sam Murphy from the trade block. |
| 1977-07-04 | The St. Louis Cards have placed Sam Murphy on the trade block. |
| 1977-07-04 | The St. Louis Cards have placed Sam Murphy on the trade block. |
| 1977-04-28 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Dwight Taylor to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have designated Sam Murphy for assignment. |
| 1973-09-07 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have promoted Heinie Frink to the major league team. |
| 1973-03-25 | The St. Louis Cards have sent Juan Malave to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have designated Sam Murphy for assignment. |
| 1972-06-15 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1970-05-16 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 47 days. |
| 1968-08-15 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1967-04-01 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. |
| 1966-10-13 | The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-09-28 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. |
| 1966-06-17 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Ferrell Boswell to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-06-01 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Bud Mata to the minors. |
| 1966-04-22 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Bud Mata to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-03-25 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Bud Mata to the minors. |