Will McMurray

William Joseph "Will" McMurray

Catcher

Born: February 26, 1882
St. Louis, Missouri

Batted: Unknown

Threw: Right

debut

1908, for the St. Paul Colored Gophers

Last appearance

1915, for the West Baden Sprudels

Teams

St. Paul Colored Gophers (1908-1911)^[1]
West Baden Sprudels (1912-1915)

William Joseph "Will" McMurray (February 26, 1882) was an African-American baseball Catcher in the pre-Negro leagues. He played most of his seasons for the St. Paul Colored Gophers^[1] and the West Baden Sprudels.

He played with many popular players of the day, including George Shively, Candy Jim Taylor, Chappie Johnson, Dick Wallace, and William Binga.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "La Crosse Wins Out in Slugging Match" La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI, Monday, May 10, 1909, Page 2, Columns 2 and 3

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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