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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 NYA 12 29 4 7 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 .680 .267 .414 .241
1960 NYA 8 27 1 4 0 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 1 .406 .258 .148 .148
1961 NYA-CHN 125 431 48 96 17 6 8 27 47 89 19 4 4 .645 .300 .346 .223
1962 CHN 157 662 86 190 33 5 19 64 78 114 28 7 5 .801 .363 .438 .287
1963 CHN 157 619 95 188 27 8 19 85 61 101 36 6 7 .829 .364 .465 .304
1964 CHN 157 638 80 145 26 7 22 73 55 103 16 8 37 .682 .289 .393 .227
1965 CHN 157 633 100 202 43 8 28 91 83 96 22 4 27 .944 .399 .545 .319
1966 CHN 157 642 109 208 36 11 29 106 66 87 28 12 21 .936 .386 .550 .324
1967 CHN 158 653 115 206 24 12 35 131 56 102 24 1 4 .918 .368 .550 .315
1968 CHN 158 648 136 212 27 10 34 98 73 91 22 6 6 .954 .396 .557 .327
1969 CHN 157 628 148 207 34 7 33 133 88 86 30 6 0 .972 .408 .564 .330
1970 CHN 154 627 131 213 36 7 38 121 69 91 19 4 2 1.004 .403 .601 .340
1971 CHN 152 605 136 197 37 8 38 102 69 88 27 5 3 .998 .396 .602 .326
1972 CHN 139 562 114 199 30 8 22 98 62 71 33 3 2 .971 .418 .553 .354
1973 CHN 153 599 125 178 31 11 24 98 75 94 26 4 2 .882 .376 .506 .297
1974 CHN 136 551 112 173 32 4 30 100 63 73 22 5 3 .934 .384 .550 .314
1975 CHN 153 534 80 139 22 8 22 96 55 91 26 2 5 .785 .330 .455 .260
1976 CHN 70 186 35 62 12 4 6 21 14 23 4 2 0 .924 .386 .538 .333
1977 CHN 100 178 24 46 8 0 5 24 11 36 1 0 3 .695 .307 .388 .258
Total 2460 9452 1679 2872 476 126 412 1474 1030 1443 383 81 133 .884 .372 .512 .304
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Bobby Murcer has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1961-08-05A 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.
1961-07-12The 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.
1960-09-20The 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.
1960-03-07The 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.
1959-09-11The 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.
1957-04-11The New York Big Apples have renamed Ed Buchanan to Bobby Murcer.