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Name	Team	Age
Boxcar Murphy	Retired (1979, Age 40)	Died (2006, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1962)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	10 years (52 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	F	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	C	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
B	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/14/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1962	D+	D-	B-
1963	D+	D-	B-
1964	D+	D	B
1965	D+	D+	B+
1966	D+	D+	B+
1967	D+	C-	B+
1968	C-	C	B+
1969	C-	C	B+
1970	C-	C	B+
1971	C-	C	B+
1972	C-	C	B+
1973	C-	C	B+
1974	C-	C	B+
1975	C-	C	B+
1976	C-	C	B+
1977	C-	C	B+
1978	C-	C	B+
1979	C-	C	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Boxcar Murphy has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1978-06-18	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Quakers and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Charlie Lockwood, Bob "Elephant" Shannon, Boxcar Murphy, Ray "Ogre" Simon, Doug Ball from the Pittsburgh Quakers in exchange for Carlos Felix, Anton Dostler, Candy "Man" Colfax.
1973-10-21	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Quakers and the Milwaukee Potawatomis. The Milwaukee Potawatomis receive Goose Thompson, Milt Dean from the Pittsburgh Quakers in exchange for Boxcar Murphy.
1966-07-04	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Boxcar Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Roger Flowers to the minors.
1966-07-03	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Fred Keltner to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Boxcar Murphy to the minors.
1965-09-23	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Boxcar Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Dennis Biddle to the minors.
1965-09-08	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Roger Flowers to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Boxcar Murphy to the minors.
1963-05-31	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Boxcar Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Roger Flowers to the minors.
1963-04-01	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Boxcar Murphy down to the minors.
1962-07-15	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Boxcar Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Roger Flowers to the minors.
1962-03-31	The Milwaukee Potawatomis have renamed Gus Eiteljorge to Boxcar Murphy.