Murray Wall (baseball) explained

Murray Wall
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:19 September 1926
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas
Death Place:Lone Oak, Texas
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 4
Debutyear:1950
Debutteam:Boston Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 25
Finalyear:1959
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:13–14
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.20
Stat3label:Innings
Stat3value:193
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Murray Wesley Wall (September 19, 1926 – October 8, 1971) was born to George Wesley Wall and Mary Mae Havens and was an American middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the Boston Braves (1950), Boston Red Sox (1957–59) and Washington Senators (1959). Listed at 6feet,, Wall batted and threw right-handed. A native of Dallas, he was signed by the Braves in 1950 as a free agent out of the University of Texas at Austin.

In a four-season career, Murray posted a 13–14 record with a 4.20 ERA and 13 saves in 91 appearances (one start), including 82 strikeouts, 63 walks, and 193.0 innings pitched. In his last MLB season,, Wall was traded by Boston to the Washington Senators on June 11 in a four-player deal that included Senator pitcher Dick Hyde. He appeared in one game for Washington before being returned to the Red Sox on June 14 when Hyde's sore arm voided the Wall-for-Hyde portion of the transaction.[1]

Murray committed suicide by gunshot on his farm near Lone Oak, Texas at the age of 45.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray Wall . Baseball Reference . Sports Reference LLC . June 27, 2022.
  2. News: October 9, 1971 . Murray Wall, Former Big League Pitcher, Dies of Gunshot Wound . 9 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram .