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John Edward "Eddie" Murphy (October 2, 1891 – February 21, 1969), nicknamed "Honest Eddie," was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League teams. In his 11-year career, Murphy played for the Philadelphia Athletics, the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in three World Series. His first two were with the Athletics in 1913 and 1914 World Series. Murphy appeared in the 1919 World Series as a member of the Chicago White Sox, a series most well known for the Black Sox Scandal.〔Kashatus (2002), pp. 92–94.〕 ==Professional baseball career== Murphy began his professional baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern League, later named the International League. On August 24, 1912, the Orioles traded Murphy and Jimmy Walsh to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bris Lord, Claud Derrick, and cash.〔(baseball-reference.com )〕 Murphy played in his first major league game on August 26, 1912. During his first season, he posted a batting average of .317 over 33 games.〔Kashatus (2002), p. 92.〕 During the 1913 season, he became a "regular" in the outfield and participated in the A's World Series contest against the New York Giants.〔 In 1915, the Chicago White Sox purchased his contract. Murphy played the remainder of the and the next six seasons for the White Sox.〔Kashatus (2002), p. 93.〕 In 1919, Murphy appeared in 30 games and hit for a .486 batting average.〔 That year, the White Sox made the World Series. It was an infamous series, and as a result of the Black Sox Scandal, eight members of the White Sox were banned from Major League Baseball; Murphy was not one of those players.〔Kashatus (2002), pp. 93–94.〕 Consequently, he was given the nickname "Honest Eddie."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.honesteddiemurphy.com )〕 Murphy ended his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in . In 11 years, he had 680 hits, 111 stolen bases, and a .287 life-time batting average. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Murphy (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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