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Johnny Murphy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: July 14, 1908 in New York, NY us

Died: January 14, 1970 in New York, NY

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

High School: Fordham Preparatory School (Bronx, NY)

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Debut: May 19, 1932 (Age 23-310d, 7,484th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 16, 1947 (Age 39-064d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Joseph Murphy

Nicknames: Fireman, Grandma or Fordham Johnny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.50

415

107

1045.0

378

WHIP

1.367

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-27

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 15

1947 Pitching Game Log

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1947 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	384	10	Apr 26	BOS		PHA	L,2-5	9-GF		99	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.68	2	1	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	-0.425	7.68	-0.69%	-2.23	9t 123 2 out tie	9t end d 3
2	385	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50	4.93	5	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.020	.14	-0.03%	-1.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	386	15	May 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-9	5-GF(8)		3	4.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.38	3.05	13	3	7	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.002	.02	0.00%	1.80	5b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 7
4	387	20	May 10	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	2.99	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.15	0.01%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
5	388	34	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-9	7-GF(8)		15	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.25	3.05	6	1	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.05	0.00%	1.11	7b -2- 1 out d6	8b end d 6
6	389	39	May 30(2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.00	3.34	4	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.005	.32	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	390	41	Jun 2(2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	5-7		2	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	3.19	9	9	0	0	0	0		3	2	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.86	-0.046	2.33	-0.08%	0.38	5b 123 1 out tie	7b 3 out d1
8	391	44	Jun 8	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5			5	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.50	3.43	2												1					0
9	392	52	Jun 18	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	8-8		9	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.50	3.93	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.58	-0.283	19.15	-0.71%	-1.33	8t 12- 2 out tie	8t 123 2 out d1
10	393	55	Jun 22(1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.29	3.96	8	1	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.12	0.01%	1.00	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
11	394	58	Jun 25(1)	BOS		DET	L,2-4	7-GF		2	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.06	3.79	11	3	5	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.080	1.70	0.22%	1.49	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
12	395	61	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	3.90	6	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.005	.63	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
13	396	64	Jun 29(2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	6-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.98	3.88	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.53	0.063	10.42	0.16%	0.75	6b 123 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	397	67	Jul 3	BOS		PHA	L,4-8	6-GF		3	3.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.25	3.69	12	4	5	2	1	3		2	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.019	.49	0.03%	0.99	6t 1-3 2 out d4	9t end d 4
15	398	75	Jul 11(2)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.19	3.91	6	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.16	0.006	.41	0.01%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
16	399	78	Jul 13(2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-6	6-7		1	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.82	3.81	9	2	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.087	.71	-0.10%	-1.10	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d4
17	400	83	Jul 17(2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3			3	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.69	3.58	6												6					0
18	401	84	Jul 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,8-9			0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	3.53	4												4					0
19	402	87	Jul 20(2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-7	6-7		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	3.48	6	4	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.118	.87	0.05%	1.36	6b 12- 1 out d1	7b 3 out d1
20	403	96	Jul 30	BOS		CLE	L,7-13	1-6		9	5.0	6	5	5	2	1	1	0	2.60	3.86	23	8	6	1	0	6		1	1	0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.051	.19	-0.04%	-2.24	1t -2- 1 out d4	6t -23 1 out d8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	404	110	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-10	8-GF(8)		15	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	3.82	3	0	3	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
22	405	115	Aug 22(1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	3-5		6	3.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.56	3.68	14	3	5	0	0	5		2	1	1	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.008	.06	0.00%	0.29	3b 12- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d5
23	406	119	Aug 25	BOS	@	CLE	L,8-10	5-5		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.72	3.73	5	1	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.044	.15	-0.01%	-0.21	5b 1-3 0 out d1	5b 3 out d3
24	407	120	Aug 26(1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-12	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.59	3.76	7	2	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.015	.02	0.00%	0.97	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
25	408	124	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	W,13-3		S(1)	1	4.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.36	3.62	13												13					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	409	130	Sep 3(1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-11	5-6		5	1.2	5	3	3	3	0	0	0	2.85	3.77	13	1	4	0	1	5		2	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	.92	-0.150	.24	-0.02%	-3.16	5t 1-3 0 out d1	6t 1-3 2 out d6
27	410	132	Sep 5	BOS	@	PHA	L,7-9	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.79	3.83	6	1	2	0	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.098	.03	0.00%	-0.70	8b 123 0 out tie	8b end d 3
28	411	135	Sep 7(2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	3-6		1	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.60	3.93	16	5	5	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	2	0	1	1.21	0.258	.02	0.00%	2.78	3b -23 1 out d1	6b 3 out d1
29	412	136	Sep 9	BOS		DET	W,5-3	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	3.91	2	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.90	0.234	.01	0.00%	1.40	9t -23 1 out a2	9t end a 2
30	413	138	Sep 11(1)	BOS		CLE	L,8-10	5-6		1	0.2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	2.53	4.12	7	0	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-1.64	5t 12- 2 out d2	6t 123 1 out d1
31	414	144	Sep 15(2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-5		S(3)	3	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	4.08	6												6					0
32	415	146	Sep 16(2)	BOS		CHW	L,3-8			0	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.80	4.08	2												2					0
							5-27		W-L:0-0,Sv:3	2.8	54.2	41	17	17	28	10	1	0	2.80	4.08	232	0.83		4%	8%	35		32	47%	3	0	0	200	7	0	2	4	0	3	.58	-0.561	.74	-1.16%	2.54

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