David Murphy (baseball)
| David Murphy | |
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 7 | |
| Outfielder | |
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Born: October 18, 1981 Houston, Texas | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2006 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 86 |
| Runs batted in | 364 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
David Matthew Murphy (born October 18, 1981) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.
He played high school baseball with fellow Major League Baseball player Josh Barfield at Klein High School and played college baseball at Baylor University. He was drafted in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox. In 2007 Murphy was traded to the Texas Rangers.
Professional career
Minor Leagues
Murphy played for the Single-A Lowell Spinners, Single-A Sarasota Red Sox, rookie-level Gulf Coast Red Sox, Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, AFL Peoria Saguaros, and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox"SoxProspects.com". SoxProspects.com. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 24, 2010. in the Red Sox organization.
In 2006 Murphy played 42 games for the Sea Dogs before being promoted to Pawtucket on May 26. While at Portland, Murphy had 47 hits in 172 at-bats (.273 batting average), with 17 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 25 RBI, and 11 walks. Murphy appeared in 84 games, going 85-for-318 (.267), with 23 doubles, 5 triples, 8 home runs, 44 RBI, and 45 walks."MiLB.com". Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
Boston Red Sox (2006-2007)
2006
Murphy made his Major League debut on September 2, 2006. He hit a 1–2 pitch into center field at Fenway Park in his first major league at-bat for his first major league hit (a single) on September 2, 2006. He hit his first MLB home run against New York Yankees pitcher, Jaret Wright, on September 17, 2006, at Yankee Stadium. In 2006, he appeared in 20 games for the Boston Red Sox batting .227 with a home run and 2 RBI.
2007
Murphy began the 2007 season in the minor leagues. During his time in the Majors with the Red Sox, he3 games with just a triple in 2 plate appearances (.500 average).
Texas Rangers (2007–2013)
2007
On July 31, 2007, Murphy was traded to the Texas Rangers in a package that sent relief pitcher Éric Gagné to Boston. For the rest of the 2007 season, Murphy played 43 games with the Rangers batting .340 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI. Overall in 2007 combined with two teams, Murphy played 46 total games batting .343 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI.
2008
On April 25, 2008, the Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6–5 on Murphy's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. It was Murphy's first career walk-off hit. On August 1, 2008, Murphy capped a 3-run rally in the bottom of the 9th, hitting a walk-off 2-RBI single off B. J. Ryan as the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9–8. In 2009 Murphy hit a walk-off single against Houston Astros closer, José Valverde. On August 7, 2008, Murphy was placed on the 15-day DL after suffering a knee injury in a collision at home plate with Iván Rodríguez of the New York Yankees. Murphy did not play another game in the 2008 season, when swelling to his knee cut his attempts at rehab short. For the 2008 season, Murphy played in 108 games batting .275 with 15 home runs and 74 RBI.
2009
In 2009, Murphy played in 128 games batting .269 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI.
2010
In 2010, Murphy played in 138 games batting .291 with 12 home runs and 65 RBI. His efforts led to the Rangers entering the World Series for the first time in franchise history but the team would eventually lose the series to the San Francisco Giants.
2011
On opening day against the Boston Red Sox, Murphy hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth inning that put the Rangers up, 7–5. Texas went on to win that game, 9–5. Two days later, in his first start of the season, he hit a home run against Clay Buchholz.
During the 120 games Murphy played in during the 2011 season, he batted .275 and finished with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. In Game 7 of the 2011 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Murphy was the final out of the series to fly out resulting in the Rangers lost their second straight World Series appearance.
2012
Murphy finished the 2012 season with a .304 batting average while slugging 15 home runs and 61 RBI in 147 games. His 4.0 WAR was the highest mark of his career.
2013
Murphy began the season as the starting left fielder. Jeff Baker was his backup throughout most of the season. In September, Craig Gentry and Jim Adduci took most of the starts in left with Gentry starting all of the final 10 games, while Murphy saw a lot of time pinch-hitting. In 142 games (114 starts), Murphy hit .220/.282/.374 with 13 HR and 45 RBI in a down year from 2012.
Murphy made his major league pitching debut on June 4, 2013 against the Boston Red Sox when he took the mound in the eighth inning of a 17-5 route of the Rangers in an effort to save the bullpen. Murphy notched his first major league strikeout and was the only Rangers pitcher to record a scoreless inning that evening.
Cleveland Indians
On November 20. 2013, Murphy signed a 2 year $12 million contract with the Cleveland Indians. The news was first broken by his youngest daughter, Faith.[1]
Family
Murphy and his wife, Andrea Hill, were married on January 1, 2005, and have two daughters and one son. Murphy is a strong Christian, and refrains from swearing.
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