| 词条 | Spud Murray |
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Meredith Warrington "Spud" Murray[1] (October 28, 1928 – September 15, 2011[2]) was an American minor league baseball player and Major League Baseball (MLB) batting practice pitcher. Murray was possibly the first full-time batting practice pitcher in Yankees history.{{cn|date=March 2018}} CareerMurray attended Media High School, where he starred in baseball and basketball, ranking among the best players in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He signed with the Cleveland Indians. However, an arm injury limited his playing career.[3] The Indians sold Murray to the independent Montgomery Rebels of the South Atlantic League in 1954.[4] Mayo Smith, the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, hired Murray as his batting practice pitcher in 1958.[3] He joined the New York Yankees in the same role two years later.[1][3]PersonalMurray lived in Waterloo, Pennsylvania. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, often going fishing with Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/09/archives/yank-pitcher-befriends-m-squad-murray-loosens-up-batters-in-drills.html|title=Yank Pitcher Befriends M Squad; Murray Loosens Up Batters in Drills Before Games Maris, Mantle Have Hit 280 Homers Off Hurler|first=Wilbur|last=Bradbury|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 9, 1961|page=22|accessdate=October 22, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=October 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=In Memory of Meredith W. "Spud" Murray 1928 - 2011|url=http://brownfuneralhomesinc.com/book-of-memories/961808/Meredith-Murray/obituary.php|publisher=Brown Funeral Homes, Inc.|accessdate=14 November 2014}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/opinion/doc4972a6fce41b2826527155.txt|title=Mickey Mantle, Marilyn Monroe ... if only Spud would write that book|first=Ed|last=Gebhart|newspaper=Delco Times|date=January 18, 2009|accessdate=October 22, 2012}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JRArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6JsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6357,1675826&dq=spud-murray&hl=en|title=Indians Sell Spud Murray, Also Catron|newspaper=Reading Eagle|page=21|date=February 23, 1954|accessdate=October 22, 2012}} External links{{baseballstats|brm=murray001mer}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Spud}} 13 : 1928 births|2011 deaths|Batavia Clippers players|Harrisburg Senators players|Wilkes-Barre Indians players|Reading Indians players|Birmingham Barons players|Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players|Montgomery Rebels players|Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players|Chattanooga Lookouts players|Baseball players from Pennsylvania|People from Media, Pennsylvania |
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