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American baseball player (born 1953)
Baseball player
Larry Murray
(born April 1, 1953) is a former
Major League Baseball
outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, two for the
New York Yankees
and one for the
Oakland Athletics
.
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Murray was drafted by the Yankees out of high school in the 3rd round of the
1971 Major League Baseball Draft
. He made his major league debut in
1974
, and played a handful of games in the majors in the next two seasons as well.
Murray's big break came during the early part of the
1977
season. With
Charlie Finley
's dismantling of the team in full swing, the A's shipped
Mike Torrez
to the Yankees in exchange for
Dock Ellis
,
Marty Perez
, and Murray. While Ellis was fairly quickly shipped off himself to the
Texas Rangers
, Murray was given a chance to establish himself with Oakland. In 90 games, however, Murray batted just .179, with just 9 RBI in 179
at bats
. He did
steal
12 bases.
After spending most of
1978
back in the
minor leagues
, Murray got another chance in
1979
, but fared little better, batting a paltry .186. Even his speed seemed to desert him, as he stole just 6 bases in 12 tries, and he was soon benched in favor of
Tony Armas
. That would be the end of Murray's major league career.
Murray played one more season of professional baseball with the
Ogden A's
in
1980
, then retired.
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