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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sam Murphy | Retired (1977, Age 34) | Died (2024, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 20 (1961) |
LF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 9 years (44 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/7/1943 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.7 %) | (98.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1961 | Minors | 65.00 | 7 / 11 | 8 / 11 | 5 / 5 | 8 / 9 | 3 / 11 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 10 | 42 / 65 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 68.00 | 2 / 4 | 6 / 11 | 8 / 10 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 13 | 8 / 14 | 9 / 12 | 41 / 68 | |||
| 1962 | Pos (LF) | 30.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 20 / 30 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 61.00 | 5 / 11 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 12 | 5 / 6 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 32 / 61 | |||
| 1963 | Pos (CF) | 53.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 53 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 64.00 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 11 | 8 / 10 | 6 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 28 / 64 | |||
| 1964 | Pos (CF) | 68.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 68 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 76.00 | 6 / 14 | 4 / 13 | 6 / 12 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 12 | 6 / 12 | 3 / 7 | 31 / 76 | |||
| 1965 | Pos (RF) | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 48.00 | 3 / 10 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 7 | 12 / 48 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 8.80 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 |
| 1967 | Majors | 69.75 | 162 | 122 | 0 | 2 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 6 / 12 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 19 | 1 / 3 | 20 / 69 |
| 1968 | Majors | 56.18 | 156 | 87 | 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 6 / 56 |
| 1969 | Majors | 49.79 | 162 | 88 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 10 | 8 / 49 |
| 1970 | Majors | 52.42 | 121 | 91 | 41 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 4 / 52 |
| 1971 | Majors | 52.29 | 162 | 80 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 52 |
| 1972 | Majors | 46.39 | 147 | 71 | 15 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 46 |
| 1973 | Minors | 47.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 47 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 8.35 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 |
| 1974 | Majors | 61.67 | 162 | 123 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 61 |
| 1975 | Majors | 50.51 | 162 | 94 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 6 / 50 |
| 1976 | Majors | 40.94 | 162 | 59 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 40 |
| 1977 | Minors | 52.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 52 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 3.26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | -5 / 1 | -4 / 2 | -3 / 0 | -5 / 0 | -1 / 0 | 0 / 0 | -2 / 0 | -20 / 3 |
| Total | 1479 | 843 | 62 | 28 / 130 | 25 / 149 | 41 / 148 | 32 / 116 | 23 / 142 | 33 / 154 | 35 / 136 | 260 / 1129 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | Sam Murphy has retired from the St. Louis Cards |
| 1977-07-30 | The St. Louis Cards have removed Sam Murphy from the trade block. |
| 1977-07-04 | The St. Louis Cards have placed Sam Murphy on the trade block. |
| 1977-07-04 | The St. Louis Cards have placed Sam Murphy on the trade block. |
| 1977-04-28 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Dwight Taylor to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have designated Sam Murphy for assignment. |
| 1973-09-07 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have promoted Heinie Frink to the major league team. |
| 1973-03-25 | The St. Louis Cards have sent Juan Malave to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have designated Sam Murphy for assignment. |
| 1972-06-15 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1970-05-16 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 47 days. |
| 1968-08-15 | Sam Murphy of the St. Louis Cards is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1967-04-01 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. |
| 1966-10-13 | The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-09-28 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. |
| 1966-06-17 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Ferrell Boswell to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-06-01 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Bud Mata to the minors. |
| 1966-04-22 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Bud Mata to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Sam Murphy to the minors. |
| 1966-03-25 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Sam Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Bud Mata to the minors. |