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Bobby Murcer
	Bobby Ray Murcer


	Born: May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK
	Died: July 12, 2008 - 62 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: R	Ht: 5'11"	Wt: 160

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Signed by the New York Yankees as an Amateur Free Agent in 1964
- Served in the Army during The Vietnam War
- High School: Southeast (Oklahoma City, OK)

Teams

												Park Factors			Attendance
Yr	Age	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR	Ballpark	Rank	Ratio
1965	19.1	New York Yankees	AL	6	77	85	.475					0.98	1.13	Yankee Stadium I	2 / 10	1.34
1966	20.1	New York Yankees	AL	10	70	89	.440					0.97	1.14	Yankee Stadium I	5 / 10	1.09
1969	23.1	New York Yankees	AL	5	80	81	.497					0.95	1.13	Yankee Stadium I	4 / 12	1.07
1970	24.1	New York Yankees	AL	2	93	69	.574					0.94	1.17	Yankee Stadium I	4 / 12	1.13
1971	25.1	New York Yankees	AL	4	82	80	.506					0.96	1.13	Yankee Stadium I	4 / 12	1.08
1972	26.1	New York Yankees	AL	4	79	76	.510					0.94	1.21	Yankee Stadium I	4 / 12	1.02
1973	27.1	New York Yankees	AL	4	80	82	.494					0.97	1.23	Yankee Stadium I	5 / 12	1.13
1974	28.1	New York Yankees	AL	2	89	73	.549					0.97	0.99	Shea Stadium	2 / 12	1.17
1975	29.1	San Francisco Giants	NL	3	80	81	.497					1.04	0.93	Candlestick Park	12 / 12	0.38
1976	30.1	San Francisco Giants	NL	4	74	88	.457					1.02	0.90	Candlestick Park	12 / 12	0.45
1977	31.1	Chicago Cubs	NL	4	81	81	.500					1.12	1.25	Wrigley Field	5 / 12	0.91
1978	32.1	Chicago Cubs	NL	3	79	83	.488					1.11	1.14	Wrigley Field	6 / 12	0.90
1979	33.1	Chicago Cubs	NL	5	80	82	.494					1.11	1.10	Wrigley Field	6 / 12	0.93
1979	33.1	New York Yankees	AL	4	89	71	.556					0.96	1.11	Yankee Stadium II	1 / 14	1.58
1980	34.1	New York Yankees	AL	1	103	59	.636		✓			0.97	1.12	Yankee Stadium II	1 / 14	1.68
1981	35.1	New York Yankees	AL	4	59	48	.551		✓	✓		0.97	1.16	Yankee Stadium II	1 / 14	1.69
1982	36.1	New York Yankees	AL	5	79	83	.488					0.97	1.12	Yankee Stadium II	3 / 14	1.24
1983	37.1	New York Yankees	AL	3	91	71	.562					0.97	1.11	Yankee Stadium II	3 / 14	1.32
17		3			1465	1382	.515	0	2	1	0	1.00	1.11			1.11

												Park Factors				Att
Yrs		Team			W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR			Ratio
13		NYY			1071	967	.526	0	2	1	0	0.96				1.26
2		SFG			154	169	.477	0	0	0	0	1.03				0.41
3		CHC			240	246	.494	0	0	0	0	1.12				0.91

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James