Dummy Murphy

Dummy Murphy
Shortstop
Born: December 18, 1886(1886-12-18) Olney, Illinois
Died: August 10, 1962(1962-08-10) (aged 75) Tallahassee, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1914 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 1914 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.154
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1914)

Herbert Courtland "Dummy" Murphy (December 18, 1886 - August 10, 1962) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914.

Career

Murphy started his professional baseball career in 1912. The following season, with the Thomasville Hornets of the Empire State League, he batted .338 and was drafted by the Phillies in September. He started 1914 as a major league regular. However, he batted just .154 in nine games and made eight errors in the field. He was released in May and went to the Jersey City Skeeters, where he batted .235 the rest of the season.^[1]

Murphy spent the next few years in the minor leagues, mostly in the Pacific Coast League. In 1920, he was a player-manager for the South Atlantic League's Charlotte Hornets.^[1] He retired soon afterwards.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dummy Murphy Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Murphy, Dummy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 18, 1886
Place of birth	Olney, Illinois
Date of death	August 10, 1962
Place of death	Tallahassee, Florida