Billy Murphy (baseball)

Billy Murphy
Billy Murphy
	Outfielder
	Born: May 7, 1944 (age 80); Pineville, Louisiana
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 16, 1966, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
	September 5, 1966, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.230
Home runs	3
RBI	13
Teams
	New York Mets (1966);

William Eugene Murphy [Billy] (born May 7, 1944 in Pineville, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in 84 games for the New York Mets in 1966, mostly as a center fielder and a pinch hitter.^[1] He had a batting average of .230 in 135 at bats, with 3 home runs and 13 runs batted in.^[1]

Murphy signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962.^[1] He was drafted by the Mets after the 1965 season in the Rule 5 Draft, after four seasons in the Yankees minor league system.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Billy Murphy". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
^ "Billy Murphy minors". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

External links

Career statistics and player information from:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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[murphy-1] "Billy Murphy". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

[minors-2] "Billy Murphy minors". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

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