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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
John Murray Center Field
Retired (1994, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .804 Status Deceased (2051) Option Years 0  
H 2543 Age at Death 93 Date of Birth 02-02-1958
HR 370 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1976)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(89 games)
RBI 1341
SB 340
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B --- LF (84.3%) Arm WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health A+ LCS Appearances 4
3B D- (5.0%) RF A+ (98.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1979 NYA
83
286
38
76
13
4
10
42
27
58 3 1
6
9 3
.778
.334
.444
.178
.266
1980 NYA
160
615
75
155
18
4
20
74
40
132 2 5
16
13 12
.689
.298
.392
.140
.252
1981 NYA
162
618
84
169
22
5
23
78
55
111 4 0
19
6 7
.774
.337
.437
.163
.273
1982 NYA
153
590
78
170
27
3
21
73
50
108 1 0
30
22 5
.796
.345
.451
.163
.288
1983 NYA
159
640
78
165
19
2
22
67
47
145 2 5
28
11 7
.705
.308
.397
.139
.258
1984 NYA
162
632
94
183
30
6
31
90
76
139 1 1
23
18 6
.869
.366
.503
.214
.290
1985 NYA
162
632
100
186
37
5
21
84
69
122 3 3
25
17 5
.833
.365
.468
.174
.294
1986 NYA
162
645
106
190
25
7
35
110
58
124 3 3
24
23 5
.872
.354
.518
.223
.295
1987 NYA
162
633
101
190
32
8
31
111
51
121 5 6
31
17 1
.877
.354
.523
.223
.300
1988 NYA
162
615
99
182
34
11
22
91
75
130 6 1
40
19 4
.872
.377
.494
.198
.296
1989 NYA
162
632
93
153
25
5
21
89
66
125 2 4
19
18 1
.711
.314
.397
.155
.242
1990 NYA-CLE
162
621
90
174
27
9
25
101
58
134 1 5
26
8 3
.814
.340
.473
.193
.280
1991 CLE
162
622
100
182
30
5
23
105
59
118 1 5
29
15 3
.820
.352
.468
.175
.293
1992 CLE
162
648
111
179
27
9
37
120
61
122 6 12
24
16 8
.855
.338
.517
.241
.276
1993 CLE
157
550
90
152
20
1
26
90
51
136 5 6
0
0 6
.798
.340
.458
.182
.276
1994 CLE
70
144
19
37
7
0
2
16
17
32 2 0
0
0 1
.691
.344
.347
.090
.257
Total
2402
9123
1356
2543
393
84
370
1341
860
1857 47 57
340
212 77
.804
.342
.462
.183
.279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01John Murray has retired from the Cleveland Cyanide
1994-08-26The Cleveland Cyanide have designated John Murray for assignment.
1990-08-31A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Cyanide and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 CLE (Jesse Johnson), Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 CLE (Jim Hosey) from the Cleveland Cyanide in exchange for John Murray. Protest This Trade.
1980-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted John Murray to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated John Benitez for assignment.
1979-10-12The New York Yankees have sent Doug Hamner to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent John Murray to the minors.
1979-07-23The New York Yankees have promoted John Murray to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Walter Dempsey to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Chuck Paine to the minors.
1979-05-27The New York Yankees have sent John Murray to the minors.
1979-05-03The New York Yankees have promoted John Murray to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Buzz Lloyd to the major league team.