Billy Murphy (baseball)

William Eugene Murphy (born May 7, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in 84 games for the New York Mets in 1966, mostly as a center fielder and a pinch hitter.[1] He had a batting average of .230 in 135 at bats, with 3 home runs and 13 runs batted in.[1]

Billy Murphy
Outfielder
Born: (1944-05-07) May 7, 1944
Pineville, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1966, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 1966, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.230
Home runs3
RBI13
Teams

Murphy signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962.[1] He was drafted by the Mets after the 1965 season in the Rule 5 Draft, after four seasons in the Yankees minor league system.[1][2]

References

  1. "Billy Murphy". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. "Billy Murphy minors". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.



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