Red Murff Stats

Red Murff was born on Friday, April 1, 1921, in Burlington, Texas. Murff was 35 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1956, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Red Murff baseball stats page.
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Red Murff Autograph on a 2008 Topps Heritage (#ROA-JRM)

Red Murff Autograph on a 2008 Topps Heritage (#ROA-JRM)
 

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Birth Name:   John Robert Murff
Nickname:   Red
Born On:   04-01-1921  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Burlington, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-28-2008 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tyler, Texas
Cemetery:   Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rockdale, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Gettysburg College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-21-1956 (Age 35)
Last Game:   05-30-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Red Murff

Red Murff Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1956 35 Braves 14 1 4 0 0 .000 4.44 0 0 1 24.1 103 25 12 14 3 7 0 18 0 0 0 -
1957 36 Braves 12 1 8 2 2 .500 4.85 0 0 2 26.0 115 31 14 14 3 11 1 13 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 26 2 12 2 2 .500 4.65 0 0 3 50.1 218 56 26 28 6 18 1 31 0 0 0 -
Red Murff

Red Murff Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 35 Braves 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1957 36 Braves 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 26 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091
Red Murff

Red Murff Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1956 Braves P 14 1 73 9 0.6 8 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.96
1957 Braves P 12 1 78 8 0.7 8 1 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 26 2 151 17 0.7 16 5 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.86
2 Years 26 2 151 17 0.7 16 5 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.86
Red Murff

Red Murff Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.57 6.66 2.59
1957 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.18 4.50 3.81
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.0 0.0 1.72 5.54 3.22
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Red Murff Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1956 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1957 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -




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