Johnny Murphy

John Joseph "Fireman" or "Grandma" or "Fordham Johnny" Murphy
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1908 in New York, NY
Signed: traded by St. Paul with Jack Saltzgaver, cash, and two unknown players to be named later to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later (Jimmie Reese), June 1931
Died: January 14, 1970 in New York, NY

 

John was born in New York, pitched for the Yankees, worked in the Mets' front office, and died in New York. He is also a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame, having been the architect of the 1969 World Champions as general manager. The card shown above is from the superb set featuring the stars of the 1930s called America's National Pastime, produced by a company called BLC in 1985.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO  SV   ERA
1932 N Y AL   2  0  0    3.1  0  0 ----    7   6   6   2   3   0   0 16.20
1934 N Y AL  40 20 10  207.2 14 10 .583  193  79  72  70  76   0   4  3.12
1935 N Y AL  40  8  4  117.0 10  5 .667  110  67  53  28  55   0   5  4.08
1936 N Y AL  27  5  2   88.0  9  3 .750   90  38  33  34  36   0   5  3.38
1937 N Y AL  39  4  0  110.0 13  4 .765  121  59  51  36  50   0  10  4.17
1938 N Y AL  32  2  1   91.1  8  2 .800   90  47  43  43  41   0  11  4.24
1939 N Y AL  38  0  0   61.1  3  6 .333   57  33  30  30  28   0  19  4.40
1940 N Y AL  35  1  0   63.1  8  4 .667   58  27  26  23  15   0   9  3.69
1941 N Y AL  35  0  0   77.1  8  3 .727   68  20  17  29  40   0  15  1.98
1942 N Y AL  31  0  0   58.0  4 10 .286   66  27  22  24  23   0  11  3.41
1943 N Y AL  37  0  0   68.0 12  4 .750   44  22  19  31  30   0   8  2.51
1946 N Y AL  27  0  0   45.0  4  2 .667   40  22  17  19  19   0   7  3.40
1947 Bos AL  32  0  0   54.2  0  0 ----   41  17  17   9  28   0   3  2.80
CAREER TOTS 415 40 17 1045.0 93 53 .637  985 464 406 378 444   0 107  3.50

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This is a list of the Johnny Murphy cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1985 BLC America's National Pastime #81

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