Red Murray
[edit] Biography
Red Murray (John Joseph Murray) was born on March 4, 1884 in Arnot, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 16, 1906 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1906, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Murray played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Red Murray's best season was 1910, when he stole 57 bases, hit for a .277 average and knocked in 87 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1906
| STL
| N
| 46
| 144
| 18
| 37
| 1
| 16
| .257
| .305
| .438
| 9
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| 132
| 485
| 46
| 127
| 7
| 46
| .262
| .301
| .367
| 10
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| 154
| 593
| 64
| 167
| 7
| 62
| .282
| .332
| .400
| 19
| 15
| 37
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| NY
| N
| 149
| 570
| 74
| 150
| 7
| 91
| .263
| .319
| .368
| 15
| 12
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 149
| 553
| 78
| 153
| 4
| 87
| .277
| .345
| .376
| 27
| 8
| 52
| 51
| 6
| 23
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 140
| 488
| 70
| 142
| 3
| 78
| .291
| .354
| .426
| 27
| 15
| 43
| 37
| 5
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 4
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 143
| 549
| 83
| 152
| 3
| 92
| .277
| .320
| .413
| 26
| 20
| 27
| 45
| 8
| 19
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 147
| 520
| 70
| 139
| 2
| 59
| .267
| .320
| .331
| 21
| 3
| 34
| 28
| 6
| 18
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| NY
| N
| 86
| 139
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 23
| .223
| .270
| .309
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| NY
| N
| 45
| 127
| 12
| 28
| 3
| 11
| .220
| .261
| .331
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 144
| 20
| 43
| 0
| 11
| .299
| .340
| .354
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| TOT
| N
| 96
| 271
| 32
| 71
| 3
| 22
| .262
| .303
| .343
| 7
| 3
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| NY
| N
| 22
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| .045
| .192
| .091
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1264
| 4334
| 555
| 1170
| 37
| 579
| .270
| .323
| .379
| 168
| 96
| 299
| 194
| 40
| 113
| 321
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1906
| STL
| N
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1906
| STL
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| OF
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 25
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 274
| 22
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1909
| NY
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 246
| 26
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| LF
| 47
| 42
| 374.1
| 56
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| OF
| 131
| 128
| 1116.2
| 196
| 12
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| RF
| 88
| 86
| 738.1
| 137
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| OF
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 255
| 20
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 24
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1914
| NY
| N
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1915
| NY
| N
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1915
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1915
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1915
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1915
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1917
| NY
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1917
| NY
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1171
| 128
| 1116.2
| 1962
| 176
| 113
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 88
| 86
| 738.1
| 137
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 47
| 42
| 374.1
| 56
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Admiral Schlei and Bugs Raymond to New York Giants in exchange for Roger Bresnahan (December 12, 1908).
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