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Bobby Murcer
Bobby Ray Murcer

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut September 8, 1965
Final Game June 11, 1983
Born May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK
Died July 12, 2008 (age 62)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 19 NYA AL    2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1966 20 NYA AL   24   22    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .045  .045  .045  .091    14     1   0   0   0   0   1  
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 23 NYA AL  162  650   80  158  27   3  29  120  10   5   48  121  .243  .295  .428  .722   101   278   0   6   3   2  14  
 1970 24 NYA AL  150  544   91  168  26   3  16   68  16  12   76   88  .309  .394  .456  .850   119   248  10   4   0   3   8  
 1971 25 NYA AL  159  586   97  180  23   8  26   95  11   9   92   69  .307  .395  .507  .902   130   297   3  10   2   0  17  MVP-4
 1972 26 NYA AL  161  659  131  187  33   6  41  153  13  10   67   76  .284  .350  .539  .889   129   355   1   1   4   1  12  MVP-1
 1973 27 NYA AL  162  654   91  209  36   3  21  116   5   3   44   65  .320  .361  .480  .841   115   314   0   8  10   3  18  MVP-5
 1974 28 NYA AL  114  467   55  129  16   3   9   57  11   2   38   50  .276  .329  .381  .710    98   178   0   7   0   2  12  
         SFN NL   39  152   25   48  14   1   2   18   2   2    9    7  .316  .354  .461  .815   117    70   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT     153  619   80  177  30   4  11   75  13   4   47   57  .286  .335  .401  .735         248   0   7   0   2  14 
 1975 29 SFN NL  149  555   87  145  34   6   8   70   6   5   86   50  .261  .363  .387  .751   112   215   0   2   6   4  21  
 1976 30 SFN NL  149  533   84  134  21   4  21   49  11   5   83   63  .251  .355  .424  .779   116   226   0   1   1   3  14  
 1977 31 TEA AL  159  607  125  162  15   6  36  116   8   5   83   74  .267  .356  .489  .846   112   297   1   5   4   4  17  MVP-8
 1978 32 TEA AL    7   23    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .043  .290  .043  .334    46     1   0   0   0   0   2  
         NYA AL  134  499   82  133  22   6  10   76   9   2   70   48  .267  .354  .395  .748   105   197   1   5   1   0  13  
         TOT     141  522   85  134  22   6  10   76   9   2   78   50  .257  .350  .379  .730         198   1   5   1   0  15 
 1979 33 NYA AL   98  280   34   79   9   1  10   41   0   0   26   34  .282  .345  .429  .774   103   120   7   4   1   3   6  
 1980 34 NYA AL   33   97   17   25   1   0   5   13   0   1   15    9  .258  .354  .423  .777   109    41   0   1   0   0   5  
 1981 35 NYA AL   64  179   20   35   9   0   9   30   0   0   23   23  .196  .286  .397  .682    99    71   0   1   3   0   6  
 1982 36 SFN NL   86  108   11   28  10   0   4   15   0   1    8   13  .259  .319  .463  .782   112    50   0   1   0   2   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     1852 6617 1036 1822 296  50 247 1037 102  62  776  795  .275  .351  .447  .798        2959  23  56  35  27 168
 Per 600 PA           529   83  146  24   4  20   83   8   5   62   64                                 237   2   4   3   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA     1263 4639  701 1304 202  33 176  769  75  44  499  586  .281  .349  .453  .802        2100  22  47  24  14 112
   With SFN      423 1348  207  355  79  11  35  152  19  13  186  133  .263  .356  .416  .772         561   0   4   7   9  37
   With TEA      166  630  128  163  15   6  36  116   8   5   91   76  .259  .353  .473  .826         298   1   5   4   4  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1908 6730  972 1862 285  45 252 1043 127  75  862  841  .277  .357  .445  .802        2993  18  81  96  27 124
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1965 19 NYA AL   0    0    .0   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -712   
 1966 20 NYA AL  14    0    .0  19   1   0  .053   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -346   
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 23 NYA AL  33   79   4.2   0   0   0  .000  13   56   29  .518    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e12  -51   
 1970 24 NYA AL  25  101   6.7   8   4   1  .500   2   62   54  .871    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e3    82   
 1971 25 NYA AL  35  118   7.2   1   0   0  .000  13   82   65  .793    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e6   -67   
 1972 26 NYA AL  35  121   6.6   0   0   0  .000   1   74   74 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e3    -9   
 1973 27 NYA AL  40  109   6.2   0   0   0  .000   5  101   98  .970    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e6    20   
 1974 28 NYA AL  40   59   4.5   0   0   0  .000   5   66   55  .833    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e7     0   
         SFN NL  24   24   6.0   2   1   0  .500   0   24   21  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e7   104   
         TOT                     2   1   0  .500   5   90   76  .844    0    0  .000
 1975 29 SFN NL  34   77   4.8   4   0   0  .000   8   42   33  .786    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e7   -77   
 1976 30 SFN NL  29   82   5.3  11   1   0  .091  12   54   27  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e13  -17   
 1977 31 TEA AL  32  105   6.0   2   0   0  .000  11   66   53  .803    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e6    35   
 1978 32 TEA AL  45    0    .8   0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e6  -445   
         NYA AL  25   72   5.1   3   1   0  .333   5   60   26  .433    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e6   -30   
         TOT                     3   1   0  .333   5   61   27  .443    0    0  .000
 1979 33 NYA AL  31   42   5.3   9   1   0  .111   1   34   24  .706    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e7    14   
 1980 34 NYA AL  16   13   4.7   4   2   1  .500   3    5    1  .200    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e15    0   
 1981 35 NYA AL   7   19   3.5  13   2   1  .154   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH            -118   
 1982 36 SFN NL   9   16   5.4  63  18   3  .286   4    6    1  .167    0    0  .000  1B   5e30       75   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons         1045   5.5 141  31   6  .220  83  733  562  .767    0    0  .000                 -12   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 32.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 74.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1966 20 NYA AL  SS     1     1     3    0    1  1.000     1     8.0   4.50
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969 23 NYA AL  RF   140   224     7   10    0   .959   136  1206.2   1.72
                 CF    26    58     2    2    1   .968    19   189.1   2.85
                 3B     8    12     8    1    2   .952     7    60.0   3.00
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.2  10.80
 1970 24 NYA AL  CF   141   364    16    2    2   .995   125  1196.1   2.86
                 LF     7    14     0    0    0  1.000     7    49.1   2.55
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
 1971 25 NYA AL  CF   158   426    18   13    3   .972   155  1397.1   2.86
 1972 26 NYA AL  CF   161   450    35    1    4   .998   161  1457.2   2.99  GG
 1973 27 NYA AL  CF   162   500    23    5    3   .991   162  1439.1   3.27  GG
 1974 28 TOT     CF   149   379    26    5    1   .988   148  1341.1   2.72
 1975 29 SFN NL  RF   134   223     9    5    2   .979   127  1146.1   1.82
                 CF    18    34     2    3    0   .923    16   143.0   2.27
 1976 30 SFN NL  RF   136   228    18   12    5   .953   134  1205.0   1.84
 1977 31 TEA AL  RF   157   326    19   10    6   .972   157  1365.0   2.27
                 SS    16     2    15    1    2   .944     0    31.0   4.94
 1978 32 TOT     CF   128   228    22    5    6   .980   127  1046.1   2.15
         TEA AL  RF     6    19     1    0    0  1.000     6    56.0   3.21
         NYA AL  RF    47    25     0    0    0  1.000     1   102.2   2.19
 1979 33 NYA AL  RF    57    89     3    0    0  1.000    41   379.2   2.18
                 CF    38    67     1    1    0   .986    28   278.2   2.20
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.2   1.17
 1980 34 NYA AL  LF    19    31     0    3    0   .912    18   138.0   2.02
                 RF     4     5     1    0    0  1.000     4    28.0   1.93
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1981 35 NYA AL  1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1982 36 SFN NL  1B    17   109    10    4   10   .967    11    98.0  10.93
                 3B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1      .2   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   982  2506   145   37   20   .986   941  8490.1   2.81
                 RF   681  1139    58   37   13   .970   606  5489.1   1.96
                 LF    30    48     0    3    0   .941    27   197.1   2.19
                 1B    18   110    10    4   10   .968    11    99.0  10.91
                 3B     9    13     9    1    2   .957     7    62.0   3.19
                 SS    18     3    18    1    3   .955     1    45.0   4.20
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1970 ALCS  NYA MNA   L    3  11  0  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  .182  .250  .182  0
 1972 ALCS  NYA KCA   W    5  19  3 10  3  0  1   2  3  0  .526  .591  .842  1
      WS    NYA SFN   W    5  20  5  8  0  0  2   8  0  1  .400  .381  .700  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1966  NYA   63-99   Billy Vanson
 1969  NYA   93-69   Dave Jackson, Chris Kohlwes
 1970  NYA   98-64   Chris Kohlwes
 1971  NYA   90-72   Chris Kohlwes
 1972  NYA   95-67   Chris Kohlwes
 1973  NYA   80-82   Chris Kohlwes
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1974  SFN   76-86   Bob Mittleman
 1975  SFN   69-93   Bob Mittleman
 1976  SFN   62-100  Bob Mittleman
 1977  TEA   98-64   Stu Blake
 1978  TEA   75-87   Jim Sheehan
 1978  NYA   87-75   Robert Rescigno
 1979  NYA   80-82   Robert Rescigno
 1980  NYA  105-57   Robert Rescigno
 1981  NYA   92-70   Robert Rescigno
 1982  SFN   59-103  Bob Mittleman

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