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Name	Team	Age
Matt Murton	Retired (1958, Age 34)	Died (1996, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1950)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	3 years (139 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	2/16/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (97.6 %)	D+ (24.5 %)	D  (12.2 %)
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	2	10
1951	CIN	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	37	40
1952	CIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	17	30
1953	KC	2	16	1	0	0	4	6	37	29
1954	KC-MIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	7
1955	MIL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1958-11-01	Matt Murton has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
1955-06-24	The Milwaukee Braves have designated Matt Murton for assignment.
1955-04-11	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Matt Murton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Enrico Palazzo to the minors.
1954-05-28	The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Matt Murton from the waiver wire.
1954-05-18	The Kansas City Killers have waived Matt Murton.
1954-05-07	The Kansas City Killers have promoted Mike Dettore to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have designated Matt Murton for assignment.
1953-04-11	The Kansas City Killers have acquired Matt Murton from the waiver wire.
1953-04-11	The Kansas City Killers have demoted Drew Bledsoe to the minor leagues.
1953-04-01	The Cincinnati Cubs have designated Matt Murton for assignment.
1951-04-01	The Cincinnati Cubs have promoted Matt Murton to the major league team.
1950-06-03	The Cincinnati Cubs have sent Matt Murton to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Cincinnati Cubs have renamed Marv Hairston to Matt Murton.