Ed Murphy (pitcher)
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Edward J. Murphy was an American
Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played from 1898-1903. Murphy was born in Auburn, New York on January 22, 1877. He did not attend college but played his first major league game when he was 21 years old on April 23, 1898. Coming into the league at 6'1, 186 lbs, Murphy first played for the Philadelphia Phillies and then the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a pitcher who threw Left and his batting hand was unknown. He died on January 29, 1935 in Weedsport, New York.
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pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played from 1898-1903. Murphy was born in Auburn, New York on January 22, 1877. He did not attend college but played his first major league game when he was 21 years old on April 23, 1898. Coming into the league at 6'1, 186 lbs, Murphy first played for the Philadelphia Phillies and then the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a pitcher who threw Left and his batting hand was unknown. He died on January 29, 1935 in Weedsport, New York.