Dwayne Murphy

Full Name: Dwayne Keith Murphy	Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185	First Game: April 8, 1978
Birthdate: March 18, 1955	Final Game: October 1, 1989
Birthplace: Merced, California	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Dwayne Murphy (Dwayne Keith Murphy) was born on March 18, 1955 in Merced, California. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 1978 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI. Murphy played for the Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 12 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Dwayne Murphy's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1984, when he slugged 33 home runs and knocked in 88 runs. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 27 home runs, stole 26 bases and knocked in 94 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1978	OAK	A	60	52	15	10	0	5	.192	.279	.231	2	0	7	14	0	1	0	0	0
1979	OAK	A	121	388	57	99	11	40	.255	.387	.387	10	4	84	80	1	13	15	6	10
1980	OAK	A	159	573	86	157	13	68	.274	.384	.380	18	2	102	96	2	22	26	7	12
1981	OAK	A	107	390	58	98	15	60	.251	.369	.408	10	3	73	91	2	8	10	6	6
1982	OAK	A	151	543	84	129	27	94	.238	.349	.418	15	1	94	122	3	12	26	2	8
1983	OAK	A	130	471	55	107	17	75	.227	.314	.380	17	2	62	105	0	7	7	4	16
1984	OAK	A	153	559	93	143	33	88	.256	.342	.472	18	2	74	111	3	4	4	1	15
1985	OAK	A	152	523	77	122	20	59	.233	.340	.400	21	3	84	123	3	5	4	3	14
1986	OAK	A	98	329	50	83	9	39	.252	.364	.386	11	3	56	80	4	7	3	4	4
1987	OAK	A	82	219	39	51	8	35	.233	.388	.374	7	0	58	61	0	3	4	2	5
1988	DET	A	49	144	14	36	4	19	.250	.361	.368	5	0	24	26	1	2	1	2	0
1989	PHI	N	98	156	20	34	9	27	.218	.341	.423	5	0	29	44	0	0	0	2	2
Total	NL		98	156	20	34	9	27	.218	.341	.423	5	0	29	44	0	0	0	2	2
Total	AL		1262	4191	628	1035	157	582	.247	.356	.401	134	20	718	909	19	84	100	37	90
Total			1360	4347	648	1069	166	609	.246	.356	.402	139	20	747	953	19	84	100	39	92

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1978	OAK	A	RF	14	1	25	8	0	0	0	1.000
1978	OAK	A	OF	45	7	149	49	1	0	1	1.000
1978	OAK	A	CF	12	5	67	23	0	0	0	1.000
1978	OAK	A	LF	21	1	57	18	1	0	1	1.000
1978	OAK	A	DH	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	OAK	A	OF	117	116	1002.2	322	10	4	0	.988
1979	OAK	A	LF	2	2	17	6	0	0	0	1.000
1979	OAK	A	CF	114	112	974.2	306	10	4	0	.988
1979	OAK	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	OAK	A	RF	3	2	11	6	0	0	0	1.000
1980	OAK	A	CF	158	156	1404.2	501	11	5	0	.990
1980	OAK	A	OF	158	156	1404.2	507	13	5	0	.990
1981	OAK	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	OAK	A	OF	106	106	954	326	6	5	0	.985
1981	OAK	A	CF	106	106	954	329	6	5	0	.985
1982	OAK	A	CF	147	144	1299.2	451	14	8	3	.983
1982	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	OAK	A	OF	147	144	1299.2	452	14	8	3	.983
1982	OAK	A	SS	1	1	9	0	4	0	0	1.000
1983	OAK	A	OF	124	121	1044.1	365	7	8	0	.979
1983	OAK	A	LF	2	2	18	6	0	0	0	1.000
1983	OAK	A	CF	122	119	1026.1	358	7	8	0	.979
1983	OAK	A	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	OAK	A	OF	153	151	1283	474	14	6	2	.988
1984	OAK	A	CF	153	151	1283	468	14	6	3	.988
1985	OAK	A	OF	150	146	1298	432	6	5	1	.989
1985	OAK	A	CF	150	146	1298	434	5	5	1	.989
1986	OAK	A	CF	97	93	819.2	280	6	2	3	.993
1986	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	OAK	A	OF	97	93	819.2	276	6	2	3	.993
1987	OAK	A	CF	79	70	602.2	183	1	3	0	.984
1987	OAK	A	1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1987	OAK	A	OF	79	70	602.2	185	1	3	0	.984
1987	OAK	A	2B	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1988	DET	A	OF	43	39	345	122	1	0	0	1.000
1988	DET	A	LF	4	0	11	1	0	0	0	1.000
1988	DET	A	CF	35	32	285.2	104	1	0	0	1.000
1988	DET	A	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	DET	A	RF	10	7	48.1	16	0	0	0	1.000
1989	PHI	N	LF	30	23	189	40	0	0	0	1.000
1989	PHI	N	RF	18	12	104.2	26	0	1	0	.963
1989	PHI	N	OF	52	35	303.2	69	1	1	1	.986
1989	PHI	N	CF	5	0	10	3	1	0	1	1.000
Total			OF	1271	1184	10506.1	3579	80	47	11	.987
Total			1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	45	22	189	56	0	1	0	.982
Total			2B	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	59	28	292	71	1	0	1	1.000
Total			SS	1	1	9	0	4	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	1178	1134	10025.1	3440	76	46	11	.987

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Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 5, 1988).
Released by Detroit Tigers (March 27, 1989).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 2, 1989).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (November 20, 1989).

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