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Billy Murphy
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 776 of 1218 players
Murphy
William Eugene Murphy
Born: May 7, 1944 at Pineville, La.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 190

Billy Murphy was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on May 7, 2023.

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First Mets game: April 15, 1966
Last Mets game: September 5, 1966

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harvey k
January 30, 2002
there have been alot worse than billy murphy.he had very good speed and was excellent defensively.

Bob P
February 4, 2004
Billy Murphy was drafted as a free agent by the Yankees in 1962 when he was 18. After three complete minor league seasons the Yankees did not add him to the 40-man roster and so he was eligible for baseball's "Rule V Draft" after the 1965 season.

The Mets drafted him and were forced to keep him on their 25-man roster through the 1966 season or lose him back to the Yankees for half the price they paid for him.

So 22-year-old Murphy spent the 1966 season at Shea, getting 135 at bats, mainly as a center fielder. That was his first and only season in the majors.

Jonathan Stern
May 9, 2005
I never heard of Billy Murphy until today. But any ex-Met who shares my birthday is a friend of mine.

Isn't it strange how noble a one-season career can seem compared to a more long-lasting one? Maybe it's just me being strange, but I have a tendency to admire a guy just for making it to the bigs and to take for granted someone who hung around. I wonder if guys like Murphy see it that way.

Feat Fan
July 21, 2005
The summer of '66 and a cast of young hopefuls: Jones, Selma, Gardner, Goosen, Swoboda, Hepler and one Billy Murphy who became my instant favorite until he crushed his first ML home run against my beloved Giants to send a game into overtime until Jim Davenport went yard in the 17th.








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