Murray Wall
[edit] Biography
Born on September 19, 1926 in Dallas, Texas, Murray Wall (Murray Wesley Wall) played for the Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 4 year career. Wall broke into the bigs on July 4, 1950 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 3.62 ERA in 114.1 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Murray Wall's best season was 1958, when he posted a 3.62 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 53 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3.33
| 13
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24.1
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 52
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 3.62
| 53
| 51
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 114.1
| 109
| 14
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5.40
| 8
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31.2
| 31
| 5
| 15
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.71
| 6
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 26
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5.54
| 14
| 33
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 50.1
| 60
| 8
| 26
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 90
| 1
| 13
| 14
| 4.10
| 80
| 95
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 189
| 190
| 25
| 61
| 10
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 91
| 1
| 13
| 14
| 4.20
| 82
| 100
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 193
| 196
| 25
| 63
| 10
| 2
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 24.1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| P
| 52
| 1
| 114.1
| 9
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 31.2
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 17.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 50.1
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 91
| 1
| 189
| 17
| 54
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 52
| 28
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .107
| .107
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 90
| 45
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 91
| 46
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .109
| .109
| .109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1950).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to New York Giants (December, 1955) completing trade in which New York Giants traded Red Murff to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for a player to be named later (@September, 1955).
- Sold by New York Giants to Boston Red Sox (August 1, 1957).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Billy Consolo to Washington Senators in exchange for Herb Plews and Dick Hyde (June 11, 1959); Dick Hyde returned to Washington Senators and Murray Wall returned to Boston Red Sox (June 14, 1959).
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