A. J. Murray (baseball)

A. J. Murray
A. J. Murray
	Pitcher
	Born: March 17, 1982 (age 42); Vernal, Utah
	Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
	May 16, 2007, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
	June 3, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win-Loss	2-2
Earned run average	4.29
Strikeouts	23
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Texas Rangers (2007–2008);

Arlington John "A. J." Murray (born March 17, 1982, in Vernal, Utah) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

On July 28, 2005, together with Scott Feldman and Steve Karsay, he threw a perfect game against the Corpus Christi Hooks. It was the first combined nine-inning perfect game in Texas League history, and the third overall.^[1]^[2]

Murray was recalled from the minor leagues by the Rangers on May 15, 2007, and made his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 16. He was outrighted to the minors on October 1, 2008.

On December 15, 2009, Murray signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and also received an invitation to Spring Training. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds for the 2010 season, but was released on June 22, 2010. Murray signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League on July 19, 2010.

References

^ "Baseball America's Daily Dish," Baseball America, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09
^ Rajan, Greg, "Pitchers perfect: It's 27 up, 27 down as CC falls to Frisco," Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

[1] "Baseball America's Daily Dish," Baseball America, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09

[2] Rajan, Greg, "Pitchers perfect: It's 27 up, 27 down as CC falls to Frisco," Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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