Eddie Murphy (baseball)
American baseball player (1891-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Edward Murphy (October 2, 1891 – February 21, 1969), nicknamed "Honest Eddie", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Eddie Murphy | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: (1891-10-02)October 2, 1891 Hancock, New York, U.S. | |
Died: February 21, 1969(1969-02-21) (aged 77) Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 26, 1912, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 13, 1926, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .287 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 195 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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He appeared in three World Series. His first two were with the Athletics in 1913 and 1914 World Series. Murphy appeared in the 1919 World Series as a member of the Chicago White Sox, a series best known for the Black Sox Scandal.[1] Murphy is also known for having the longest hitting streak to begin a career of any player under 21 years old in MLB history, having started his career with hits in 12 straight games in 1912.[2] Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals tied this record on April 12, 2023 against the Colorado Rockies.[3]