Timothy J. Murtaugh is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 catcher

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 and manager

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. The son of former Pittsburgh Pirates

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 infielder

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 and pilot Danny Murtaugh

Danny Murtaugh

Daniel Edward Murtaugh was an American second baseman, manager, front-office executive and coach in Major League Baseball best known for his 29-year association with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player and manager...

, Tim fashioned a 13-year career in the Pirates' farm system (1965–1977), six of them as an active player, and seven as a manager or playing manager.

The 5 foot, 11 inch (1.8 m), 195 pound (89 kg) Murtaugh signed with the Pirates after graduating from the College of the Holy Cross

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. The Associated Press

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 called him a "bona fide major league prospect". After his playing career peaked with five games at the Triple-A level with the 1968 Columbus Jets

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 of the International League

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, he became a skipper in the Pittsburgh minor league organization

Minor league baseball

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, where he won championships in the Carolina League

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 (1972) and Eastern League (1974). He spent 1½ seasons managing at the Triple-A level with the 1976 Charleston Charlies

Charleston Charlies

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 and the 1977 Columbus Clippers

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. As a player, he appeared in 513 games and batted

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 .259, with 13 home runs.

After leaving the game after the '77 campaign, Murtaugh worked in insurance and successfully entered local politics, serving as a member of the board of commissioners of Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and multiple terms on the Delaware County Council.

He was a reporter at radio station WBQB

WBQB

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 in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg, Virginia

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 in the early 1990s. He also worked for Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore

External links

• Minor league statistics, from Baseball Reference