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
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Majors Service Time |
Thurman Munson League | 0 | 3 years (139 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 2/16/1924 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (CF) |
(97.6 %) | (24.5 %) | (12.2 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | CIN | 47 | 131 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .632 | .297 | .336 | .229 |
1951 | CIN | 88 | 214 | 24 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .616 | .270 | .346 | .210 |
1952 | CIN | 53 | 123 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .587 | .254 | .333 | .211 |
1953 | KC | 95 | 239 | 23 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .649 | .260 | .389 | .213 |
1954 | KC-MIL | 19 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .496 | .186 | .309 | .127 |
1955 | MIL | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Total | 314 | 778 | 74 | 163 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 93 | 50 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .614 | .263 | .351 | .210 |
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. |