NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 LARRY MURRAY

Today's blog post has yet another "not so missing card" for former outfielder Larry Murray, who appeared in a scant six games for the New York Yankees during the 1975 season:

 

Murray, who made his Big League debut in 1974 also with six games, went 0-1 at the plate over his brief playing time for the Yanks in '75, scoring a run.

He appeared in eight games for the Bronx Bombers during the Bicentennial year after those first two seasons of six games apiece in 1974 and 1975.

In those eight games he collected one hit in ten at-bats, the first hit of his career, along with two runs scored and a run batted in.

The next year would find him as a member of the Oakland A's, where he would hit .179 with 29 hits over 162 at-bats after coming over as part of the deal that got them Mike Torrez.
He also scored 19 runs while stealing 12 bases while getting the first real taste of significant play after never getting any playing time with New York in the previous three years.
However, in 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit over twelve at-bats, while coming back in 1979 and get the most playing time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186 with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
Go figure.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 LARRY MURRAY

On the blog today, the fourth "missing" card to appear here for former outfielder Larry Murray, this one a 1979 edition for the sparsely used player:

 

In 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit over twelve at-bats, but he’d come back in 1979 and get the most playing time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186 with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.

Originally up in 1974 with the New York Yankees for only six games, he would see parts (though small) of the next six years, never getting a full time chance with either NY or Oakland, with that last season mentioned above the most action he'd see in any one year.

Go figure.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 LARRY MURRAY

On the blog today, we have a "not so missing" 1977 card for former outfielder Larry Murray, who just came off his third season of tasting the Big League life in 1976:

Murray appeared in eight games for the Bronx Bombers during the Bicentennial year after two seasons of six games apiece in 1974 and 1975.

Over those eight games he collected one hit in ten at-bats, the first hit of his career, along with two runs scored and a run batted in.

The next year would find him as a member of the Oakland A's, where he would hit .179 with 29 hits over 162 at-bats after coming over as part of the deal that got them Mike Torrez.
He also scored 19 runs while stealing 12 bases while getting the first real taste of significant play after never getting any playing time with New York in the previous three years.
However, in 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit over twelve at-bats, while coming back in 1979 and get the most playing time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186 with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
Go figure.

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 LARRY MURRAY

Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1975 card for former outfielder Larry Murray, who made his MLB debut during the 1974 season with the New York Yankees:

Murray appeared in six games for the Yanks in 1974, going 0-1 at the plate in his only plate appearance while filling in at all three outfield positions.
His 1975 season would be a mirror-image, appearing in another six games while again going 0-1 at the plate, and once again fielding all three outfield spots.
He’d finally collect his first Big League hit in 1976, though he went 1-for-10 at the plate with two runs scored and a couple of stolen bases for the American League champs before finding himself a member of the Oakland A’s in 1977.
Murray hit .179 with 29 hits over 162 at-bats for the A’s that season after coming over from the New York Yankees as part of the deal that got them Mike Torrez.
He also scored 19 runs while stealing 12 bases while getting the first real taste of significant play after never playing more than eight games with New York in the previous three years.
In 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit over twelve at-bats, but he’d come back in 1979 and get the most playing time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186 with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
Go figure.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1978 LARRY MURRAY

Today we have a “missing” 1978 card for former Oakland A’s outfielder Larry Murray, who really should have had a card after appearing in 90 games during the 1977 season:

Murray hit .179 with 29 hits over 162 at-bats for the A’s that season after coming over from the New York Yankees as part of the deal that got them Mike Torrez.
He also scored 19 runs while stealing 12 bases while getting the first real taste of significant play after never playing more than eight games with New York in the previous three years.
In 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit over twelve at-bats, but he’d come back in 1979 and get the most playing time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186 with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
Go figure.