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OUTFIELDER Full Name Dale Bryan Murphy
Bats Right Throws Right
Height 6-5 Weight 215 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB 3/12/1956 Born Portland, OR
Years With Braves 1976-90
Number Retired 1994
The Braves drafted Dale Murphy No. 5 overall following year. From September 26, 1981, to July
in 1974, but five years later he had yet to reach his 8, 1986, Murphy played in 740 consecutive games.
potential as a sometime catcher/sometime first He appeared in seven All-Star Games – leading all
baseman. Then, manager Bobby Cox made Murphy vote-getters in 1985 – and won five Gold Glove PLAYER BIOS
a full-time outfielder and from 1980 to 1989, Murphy Awards and four Silver Slugger Awards. Throughout
averaged 31 home runs and 93 RBI. He was the back- his career, Murphy displayed a high moral character,
to-back NL Most Valuable Player in 1982 (.281, 36 receiving the Lou Gehrig Award in 1985 and the
home runs, 109 RBI and 23 stolen bases) and 1983 Roberto Clemente Award in 1988. On the Braves’
(.302, 36 home runs, 121 RBI, franchise-record 131 career lists, he is fourth in games played (1,926), runs
runs scored and 30 stolen bases). In 1983, Murphy (1,103), hits (1,901), home runs (371), RBI (1,143) and
became the sixth different player in baseball history total bases (3,394), and he is second in each category
with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season. to Chipper Jones since the franchise moved to SEASON IN REVIEW
He led the NL with 332 total bases and tied for the Atlanta. “Murph” was inducted into the Braves Hall of
lead with 36 home runs in 1984 and topped the Fame in 2000.
circuit with 37 home runs and 118 runs scored the
Complete Record

Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
1974 Kingsport .254 54 181 28 46 7 0 5 31 24 53 0 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
1975 Greenwood .228 131 443 48 101 20 1 5 48 36 63 5
1976 Savannah .267 104 352 37 94 13 5 12 55 25 61 6
Richmond .260 18 50 10 13 1 1 4 8 1 12 0
Atlanta .262 19 65 3 17 6 0 0 9 7 9 0
1977 Richmond .305 127 466 71 142 33 4 22 90 33 64 4
Atlanta .316 18 76 5 24 8 1 2 14 0 8 0
1978 Atlanta .226 151 530 66 120 14 3 23 79 42 145 11
1979 Atlanta .276 104 384 53 106 7 2 21 57 38 67 6
1980 Atlanta .281 156 569 98 160 27 2 33 89 59 133 9 BRAVES HISTORY
1981 Atlanta .247 104 369 43 91 12 1 13 50 44 72 14
1982 Atlanta .281 162 598 113 168 23 2 36 109 93 134 23
1983 Atlanta .302 162 589 131 178 24 4 36 121 90 110 30
1984 Atlanta .290 162 607 94 176 32 8 36 100 79 134 19
1985 Atlanta .300 162 616 118 185 32 2 37 111 90 141 10
1986 Atlanta .265 160 614 89 163 29 7 29 83 75 141 7
1987 Atlanta .295 159 566 115 167 27 1 44 105 115 136 16
1988 Atlanta .226 156 592 77 134 35 4 24 77 74 125 3
1989 Atlanta .228 154 574 60 131 16 0 20 84 65 142 3
1990 Atlanta .232 97 349 38 81 14 0 17 55 41 84 9 OPPONENTS
Philadelphia .266 57 214 22 57 9 1 7 28 20 46 0
1991 Philadelphia .252 153 544 66 137 33 1 18 81 48 93 1
1992 Philadelphia .161 18 62 5 10 1 0 2 7 1 13 0
1993 Colorado .143 26 42 1 6 1 0 0 7 5 15 0
Braves Totals .268 1926 7098 1103 1901 306 37 371 1143 912 1581 160
Major Totals .265 2180 7960 1197 2111 350 39 398 1266 986 1748 161
League Championship Series Record
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB MISCELLANEOUS
1982 Atl. vs. StL. .273 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

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