Tom Murphy (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tom Murphy
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1945|12|30
debutdate=June 13
debutyear=1968
debutteam=California Angels
finaldate=May 8
finalyear=1979
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=68-101
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=621
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=3.78
teams=
*California Angels (by|1968-by|1972)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1972)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1973)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1974-by|1976)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1976-by|1977)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1977-by|1979)
highlights=
*Led AL in Games Finished (66) in 1974

Thomas Andrew Murphy (born December 30, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played twelve seasons for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.

He was one of only two American League pitchers to get a hit during the 1974 season. He got a single on June 12 in a 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA197406120.shtml June 12, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] ; Ferguson Jenkins, the other pitcher, recorded a hit on October 2 against the Minnesota Twins while with the Texas Rangers [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN197410020.shtml October 2, 1974 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] .

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