Mitchell Murray
Appearance
Mitchell Murray | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Wyoming, Ohio | January 28, 1896|
Died: August 12, 1940 Dayton, Ohio | (aged 44)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1919, for the Dayton Marcos | |
Last appearance | |
1932, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
Teams | |
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Mitchell Murray (January 28, 1896 – August 12, 1940), sometimes listed as "Mitchell Murphy", was an American Negro league catcher between 1919 and 1932.
A native of Wyoming, Ohio, Murray made his Negro leagues debut in 1919 with the Dayton Marcos. He enjoyed a long career with several teams, including the St. Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants, and finished his career with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1931 and 1932.[1][2] Murray died in Dayton, Ohio in 1940 at age 44.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mitchell Murray". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Mitch Murphy". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1940 deaths
- Chicago American Giants players
- Cleveland Tate Stars players
- Dayton Marcos players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players
- St. Louis Stars (baseball) players
- Toledo Tigers players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball catchers
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs