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Bobby Doerr League
8-18-2026
Larry Murphy Catcher
Retired (1988, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .220 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .660 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 545 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 06-02-1952
HR 118 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(156 games)
RBI 342
SB 30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1976 COL
58
158
12
28
4
1
6
22
12
 40 1 0
0
 0 3
.569
.240
.329
.152
.177
1977 COL-CLE
75
243
21
54
3
0
14
31
16
 67 2 1
1
 0 5
.682
.275
.407
.185
.222
1980 CLE
51
170
13
37
6
1
5
24
6
 39 3 2
1
 2 4
.607
.254
.353
.135
.218
1981 CLE
117
391
38
85
9
2
20
51
17
 126 2 3
3
 3 10
.656
.252
.404
.187
.217
1982 CLE
118
352
27
69
13
1
11
30
19
 102 0 2
7
 6 14
.568
.236
.332
.136
.196
1983 BOS
115
369
35
80
8
0
19
60
21
 110 1 3
9
 5 8
.652
.259
.393
.176
.217
1984 BOS
94
304
41
68
9
3
18
49
18
 79 0 2
3
 4 7
.716
.265
.451
.227
.224
1985 BOS
86
283
29
70
13
1
11
43
10
 55 0 0
4
 3 5
.690
.273
.417
.170
.247
1986 BOS
53
141
19
36
5
0
10
25
10
 27 1 1
2
 1 2
.811
.307
.504
.248
.255
1987 BOS
23
69
8
18
1
0
4
7
8
 21 0 0
0
 1 1
.787
.338
.449
.188
.261
Total
790
2480
243
545
71
9
118
342
137
 666 10 14
30
 25 59
.660
.262
.398
.179
.220
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Larry Murphy has retired from the Boston Red hots
1987-06-26The Boston Red hots have promoted Masato Inoue to the major league team. The Boston Red hots have designated Larry Murphy for assignment.
1985-06-22Larry Murphy of the Boston Contact is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1985-04-04Larry Murphy of the Boston Contact is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1984-08-24Larry Murphy of the Boston Contact is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1980-07-13The Cleveland Contact have promoted Larry Murphy to the major league team. The Cleveland Contact have designated Frank Tiant for assignment.
1980-07-13The Cleveland Contact have acquired Larry Murphy from the waiver wire.
1980-05-31The Chicago Chaperones have waived Larry Murphy.
1980-05-29The Chicago Chaperones have acquired Larry Murphy from the waiver wire.
1980-05-13The Kansas City Royals have waived Larry Murphy.
1978-04-01The Kansas City Royals have acquired Larry Murphy from the waiver wire.
1977-08-24The Cleveland Contact have waived Larry Murphy.
1977-07-13Trade #1844636 has been completed between the Colorado Limpets and the Cleveland Contact. The Cleveland Contact receive Chuck Guillen, Larry Murphy from the Colorado Limpets in exchange for Jim Kroll, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 CLE (Cole Chew), Draft Pick 1979 Round 3 CLE (George Cook).
1976-07-13The Colorado Limpets have promoted Larry Murphy to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have sent Tom Gandil to the minors.
1976-04-18The Colorado Limpets have acquired Larry Murphy from the waiver wire.
1976-04-01The Cleveland Contact have waived Larry Murphy.