Was Frank Murphy a pitcher?

No. Frank Murphy was a position player (Left Fielder).

How many home runs did Frank Murphy hit?

Frank Murphy hit 1 career home runs with 67 hits.

Frank Murphy

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901)

AVG .219

HR 1

RBI 26

H 67

OPS .521

PIV -1,165

Position: Left Fielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Born: 4/6/1876 in North Tarrytown, NY, USA
Died: 11/4/1912 in Central Islip, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-07-02
Last Game: 1901-10-05

Full name: Francis Patrick Murphy

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
80	306	23	67	8	3	1	26	8	10	36	.219	.246	.275	.521	-1,165

Career AVG .219 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Career OPS .521 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 24.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	BSN	NL	45	176	13	46	5	3	1	18	6	4	23	.261	.271 (-4%)	.326 (-14%)	.359 (-5%)	.686 (-9%)	-290.5
1901	NY1	NL	35	130	10	21	3	0	0	8	2	6	13	.162	.271 (-41%)	.326 (-39%)	.359 (-49%)	.686 (-44%)	-290.5
Career · 2 seasons			80	306	23	67	8	3	1	26	8	10	36	.219	—	—	—	—	-581

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	91	8	20	1	11	.220
Away	54	215	15	47	0	15	.219

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1901-10-05	NY1	BRO	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1901-10-05	NY1	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1901-09-30	NY1	STL	L	2	1	0	0	1	0
1901-09-30	NY1	STL	L	4	0	0	1	0	1
1901-09-28	NY1	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	1	1
1901-09-26	NY1	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	0	0
1901-09-25	NY1	PIT	L	5	1	1	0	0	2
1901-09-24	NY1	PIT	L	5	1	1	0	0	0
1901-09-23	NY1	PIT	L	5	0	1	1	0	0
1901-09-22	NY1	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	23	0	38	62	18	3
OF	57	0	114	11	8	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1901	BSN	OF	45	97	10	7	1
1901	NY1	2B	23	38	62	18	3
1901	NY1	OF	12	17	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	23
Left Field	57

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Fordham University	New York	NY	1897, 1898, 1899, 1900

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Murphy

Was Frank Murphy a pitcher?: No. Frank Murphy was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Frank Murphy hit?: Frank Murphy hit 1 career home runs with 67 hits.