- Red Murray
Infobox MLB retired
name=Red Murray
position=Outfielder 
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=March 4 ,1884
city-state|Arnot|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1958|12|4|1884|3|4
city-state|Sayre|Pennsylvania
debutdate=June 16
debutyear= 1906
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=1916
finalteam=New York Giants
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.270
stat2label=Stolen bases
stat2value=321
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=579
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1906-1908)
* New York Giants (1909-1915, 1917)
*Chicago Cubs (1915)
highlights=
* National League pennant: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917
* National League home run champion: 1909John Joseph "Red" Murray (
March 4 ,1884 -December 4 ,1958 ) was a professional baseball player.Red Murray was born in
Arnot, Pennsylvania . In 1902, Murray attended Lock Haven College (LHU) where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1904, Murray changed schools to theUniversity of Notre Dame , playing catcher for theFighting Irish .NLC-STL-Logo.pngIn by|1906, he signed with the
St. Louis Cardinals . The next year, he played the outfield and hit seven home runs. During the season, Murray hit a convert|471|ft|m|sing=on home run. In by|1908, he played in all 154 games and finished second in the NL in stolen bases (48). third in hits (167), home runs (7).He was traded to the
New York Giants and helped win John McGraw three consecutive penants.From 1909-12 Murray ranked third in the NL in total RBIs, trailing only
Honus Wagner andSherry Magee . He and Wagner tied for the most home runs in the majors from 1907 through 1909 (21).Red Murray is only one of three players since 1900 who twice finished in the top five in both home runs and stolen bases,
Honus Wagner andTy Cobb being the other two.He died
December 4 ,1958 . His obituary ranked him "withMel Ott as one of the two greatest right fielders in New York Giant history."J.C. Kofoed, in the April 1924 issue of "
Baseball Magazine " wrote:"Red Murray was for years noted as one of the greatest outfielders in the National League. His throwing arm was the best ever, his ground covering ability and sureness of eye were classic. Furthermore, he was remarkably fast as a base runner, and noted as a batter as well. In his seven seasons as a regular, Murray led NL outfielders in home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases, and assists a total of 16 times. Despite his impressive statistics in power hitting, baserunning, and fielding, he remains one of the least-recognized stars of the Deadball Era."
ee also
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List of Major League Baseball home run champions ources
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