Jerry Mumphrey

Jerry Mumphrey
Outfielder
Born: September 9, 1952 (1952-09-09) (age 59) Tyler, Texas
Batted: Both	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1974 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1988 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.289
Hits	1442
Stolen bases	174
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1974-1979) San Diego Padres (1980) New York Yankees (1981-1983) Houston Astros (1983-1985) Chicago Cubs (1986-1988)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1984)

Jerry Wayne Mumphrey (born September 9, 1952) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974–79), San Diego Padres (1980), New York Yankees (1981–83), Houston Astros (1983–85) and Chicago Cubs (1986–88).

Mumphrey finished 20th in voting for the 1981 American League MVP.

Along with San Diego Padres' teammates Gene Richards and Ozzie Smith, he was part of the first trio from the same team in MLB history to each steal 50 or more bases in a season (1980).

In 15 seasons he played in 1,585 Games and had 4,993 At Bats, 660 Runs, 1,442 Hits, 217 Doubles, 55 Triples, 70 Home Runs, 575 RBI, 174 Stolen Bases, 478 Walks, .289 Batting Average, .349 On-base percentage, .396 Slugging Percentage, 1,979 Total Bases, 29 Sacrifice Hits, 41 Sacrifice Flies and 49 Intentional Walks.

Sweet Home Bronx Mumphrey hit well in Yankee Stadium, the best he hit in any of his five home fields during his career. Here's the breakdown:

PARK.................... G, AVG, SLG, OBP Yankee Stadium... 140, 328, 478, 379 Astrodome........... 199, 313, 416, 384 Wrigley Field......... 193, 290, 444, 359 Busch Stadium...... 308, 280, 355, 333 Jack Murphy St...... 130, 268, 330, 337

When Mumphrey was acquired by the Cubs in December 1985, Chicago GM Dallas Green was elated.

"By acquiring Jerry Mumphrey, we got someone who can play three outfield positions and play all three very well," Green said. "And I mean very well." ^[1] age />

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

References

1. ^ Hannon, Tom. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". Biography. The Baseball Page. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/mumphje01. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or <a href="http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/mumphje01">The Baseball Page</a>

Persondata
Name	Mumphrey, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 9, 1952
Place of birth	Tyler, Texas
Date of death
Place of death