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Name	Team	Age
Bobby Murcer	Retired (1977, Age 38)	Died (2024, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1957)	SS	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League	0	14 years (121 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	5/3/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	7
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A  (91.4 %)	B+ (71.2 %)	B- (52.1 %)
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)
C  (42.5 %)	D  (12.2 %)	F  (0.5 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1959	NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
1960	NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
1961	NYA-CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	125
1962	CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157
1963	CHN	0	0	0	6	1	150	0	0	0
1964	CHN	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0
1965	CHN	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0
1966	CHN	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0
1967	CHN	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0
1968	CHN	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0
1969	CHN	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	2
1970	CHN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1971	CHN	0	0	0	0	145	0	0	0	7
1972	CHN	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0
1973	CHN	0	0	1	0	152	0	0	0	0
1974	CHN	0	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0
1975	CHN	0	17	1	0	108	1	2	15	9
1976	CHN	2	6	1	13	9	0	0	18	21
1977	CHN	1	9	9	4	13	7	3	0	54

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Bobby Murcer has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1961-08-05	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Big Apples. The New York Big Apples receive J.R. Richards, Greg Muta, Mike Engleberg, Tom Stevens, Bret Myerson, Ilya Fridman, Eric Sunday from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Drake Staten, Jack Bronx, Dave Milstead, Bobby Murcer, Bob Turner.
1961-07-12	The New York Big Apples have promoted Moose Skowron to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Bobby Murcer to the minors.
1960-09-20	The New York Big Apples have promoted Dick Northey to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted Bobby Murcer to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Jim Lyttle to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent John Amalfitano to the minors.
1960-03-07	The New York Big Apples have promoted Fieldy Arvizu to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Bobby Murcer to the minors.
1959-09-11	The New York Big Apples have promoted Bobby Murcer to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Scott Brosius to the minors.
1957-04-11	The New York Big Apples have renamed Ed Buchanan to Bobby Murcer.