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Red Murff

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: April 1, 1921 in Burlington, TX us

Died: November 28, 2008 in Tyler, TX

Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rockdale, TX

High School: Rosebud-Lott HS (Rosebud, TX)

School: Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

Debut: April 21, 1956 (Age 35-020d, 11,343rd in major league history)
vs. STL 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 30, 1957 (Age 36-059d)
vs. CHC 3.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: John Robert Murff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.65

50.1

WHIP

1.470

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-13 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-0-0)

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	4 (3)	Apr 21	MLN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.030	1.81	-0.06%	-0.37	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	21 (16)	May 20 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	27 (5)	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,9-10	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	4	29 (1)	May 31	MLN	@	CHC	W,15-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	30	Jun 1	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	31	Jun 2	MLN		PIT	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
7	7	32	Jun 3 (1)	MLN		PIT	L,1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	35 (2)	Jun 5	MLN		BRO	L,1-6	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.016	2.70	-0.04%	-0.21	P
9	9	38 (2)	Jun 8	MLN		NYG	L,2-7	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.33	0.015	1.03	0.03%	0.24	P
10	10	40 (1)	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	132 (91)	Sep 3 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,5-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.46	-0.012	4.89	-0.07%	-0.21	P
12	12	134 (1)	Sep 5	MLN		CIN	L,2-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
13	13	143 (8)	Sep 14	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1						P
14	14	145 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
							1-13		5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400		.51	-0.043	2.45	-0.14%	-0.55

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