Dale Murray
[edit] Biography
Born on February 2, 1950 in Cuero, Texas, Dale Murray (Dale Albert Murray) played for the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers over the course of his 12 year career. Murray broke into the bigs on July 7, 1974 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 1.03 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Dale Murray's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 3.96 ERA and won 15 games. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he posted a 3.16 ERA, notched 11 saves and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.03
| 31
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 69.2
| 46
| 1
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 63
| 0
| 15
| 8
| 3.96
| 43
| 59
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 111.1
| 134
| 0
| 39
| 10
| 2
| 3
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 81
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 3.26
| 35
| 47
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 113.1
| 117
| 1
| 37
| 12
| 3
| 0
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 4.94
| 42
| 60
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 102
| 125
| 13
| 46
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 53
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 3.65
| 37
| 39
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 86.1
| 85
| 4
| 36
| 19
| 5
| 2
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.13
| 25
| 20
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 32.2
| 34
| 1
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 68
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 3.78
| 62
| 59
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 119
| 119
| 5
| 53
| 23
| 8
| 3
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 58
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 4.82
| 37
| 58
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 97
| 105
| 6
| 52
| 14
| 3
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2.70
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.1
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 67
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 4.57
| 41
| 62
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 110.1
| 119
| 7
| 55
| 16
| 3
| 0
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.14
| 16
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29.1
| 39
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.17
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 3.16
| 60
| 48
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 111
| 115
| 3
| 32
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4.48
| 45
| 56
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 94.1
| 113
| 5
| 22
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.94
| 13
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.00
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 388
| 1
| 41
| 37
| 3.85
| 270
| 322
| 280
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 655
| 699
| 30
| 265
| 71
| 22
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 130
| 0
| 12
| 13
| 3.86
| 130
| 126
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 247.1
| 277
| 10
| 64
| 9
| 10
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 518
| 1
| 53
| 50
| 3.85
| 400
| 448
| 386
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 902.1
| 976
| 40
| 329
| 80
| 32
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| MON
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 69.2
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 111.1
| 9
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| .929
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| P
| 81
| 0
| 113.1
| 8
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 4
| .979
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| P
| 61
| 1
| 102
| 8
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 1
| .833
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 86.1
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| .966
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 32.2
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .786
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 119
| 9
| 30
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| .907
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 97
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .960
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 13.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 110.1
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .960
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 29.1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .833
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 111
| 5
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .949
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 94.1
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 23.2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .800
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 518
| 1
| 902.1
| 58
| 206
| 23
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 29
| 37
| 7
| .920
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 32
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .091
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 63
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .313
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 81
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 53
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 68
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .091
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 58
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 67
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 388
| 65
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 518
| 65
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Woodie Fryman to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tony Perez and Will McEnaney (December 16, 1976).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Mets in exchange for Ken Henderson (May 19, 1978).
- Sold by New York Mets to Montreal Expos (August 30, 1979).
- Released by Montreal Expos (August 28, 1980).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 20, 1981).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Tom Dodd to New York Yankees in exchange for Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan and cash (December 9, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 21, 1983).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 29, 1985).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (May 7, 1985).
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