Murray Wall

Full Name: Murray Wesley Wall	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/185	First Game: July 4, 1950
Birthdate: September 19, 1926	Final Game: July 25, 1959
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: October 8, 1971
Deathplace: Lone Oak, Texas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1950	BOS	N	1	0	0	0	9.00	2	5	4	0	4	6	0	2	0	0	0
1957	BOS	A	11	0	3	0	3.33	13	11	9	1	24.1	21	3	2	0	0	0
1958	BOS	A	52	1	8	9	3.62	53	51	46	10	114.1	109	14	33	4	0	5
1959	WAS	A	1	0	0	0	6.75	0	1	1	0	1.1	3	1	0	0	0	0
1959	BOS	A	15	0	1	4	5.40	8	20	19	3	31.2	31	5	15	4	1	1
1959	BOS	A	11	0	1	1	5.71	6	12	11	0	17.1	26	2	11	2	1	0
1959	TOT	A	27	0	2	5	5.54	14	33	31	3	50.1	60	8	26	6	2	1
Total	NL		1	0	0	0	9.00	2	5	4	0	4	6	0	2	0	0	0
Total	AL		90	1	13	14	4.10	80	95	86	14	189	190	25	61	10	2	6
Total			91	1	13	14	4.20	82	100	90	14	193	196	25	63	10	2	6

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1950	BOS	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1957	BOS	A	P	11	0	24.1	4	8	0	1	0	1	0	1.000
1958	BOS	A	P	52	1	114.1	9	32	0	2	4	1	2	1.000
1959	WAS	A	P	1	0	1.1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.000
1959	BOS	A	P	15	0	31.2	3	10	2	0	1	0	0	.867
1959	BOS	A	P	11	0	17.1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
1959	TOT	A	P	27	0	50.1	4	14	2	0	1	2	1	.900
Total			P	91	1	189	17	54	3	3	5	4	3	.959

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	AVG	OBP	SLG	SO
1950	BOS	N	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	1
1957	BOS	A	11	6	0	2	.333	.333	.333	4
1958	BOS	A	52	28	2	3	.107	.107	.107	14
1959	WAS	A	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	1
1959	BOS	A	15	6	0	0	.000	.000	.000	2
1959	BOS	A	11	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	2
1959	TOT	A	27	11	0	0	.000	.000	.000	5
Total	NL		1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	1
Total	AL		90	45	2	5	.111	.111	.111	23
Total			91	46	2	5	.109	.109	.109	24

[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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