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Murry Dickson
Full name Murry Monroe Dickson Born August 21, 1916, Tracy, Missouri Died September 21, 1989, Kansas City, Kansas Buried at Sunset Memory Gardens, Leavenworth, Kansas First Game: September 30, 1939 ; Final Game: September 14, 1959 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 157 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 STL N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1939 STL N
1940 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1940 STL N
1942 STL N Daily Splits 37 42 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 .190 .190 .238 0.0 1942 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 31 34 1 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .265 .324 0.0 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 47 65 8 18 5 1 0 6 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .288 .385 0.0 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 47 80 4 17 2 0 0 9 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 .213 .222 .238 0.0 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 43 96 7 27 2 0 0 11 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 .281 .289 .302 0.0 1948 STL N
1949 PIT N Daily Splits 44 84 5 17 4 1 0 4 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .202 .202 .274 0.0 1949 PIT N
1950 PIT N Daily Splits 52 82 5 21 4 0 0 7 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .256 .265 .305 0.0 1950 PIT N
1951 PIT N Daily Splits 46 110 16 30 2 1 1 8 1 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 .273 .279 .336 0.0 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N Daily Splits 47 107 4 24 4 0 0 6 1 0 10 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 .224 .231 .262 0.0 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N Daily Splits 45 61 0 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 .115 .143 .115 0.0 1953 PIT N
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 40 79 4 15 2 0 0 5 2 0 9 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 .190 .210 .215 0.0 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 36 82 6 18 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 .220 .220 .280 0.0 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1956 PHI N
1956 STL N Daily Splits 32 77 6 19 2 2 0 6 1 0 9 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .247 .256 .325 0.0 1956 STL N
1956 TOT N 35 86 8 22 2 2 0 6 1 0 11 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .256 .264 .326 0.0 1956 TOT N
1957 STL N Daily Splits 14 27 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .250 .259 0.0 1957 STL N
1958 KC A Daily Splits 28 35 2 9 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .297 .343 0.0 1958 KC A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 0.0 1958 NY A
1958 TOT A 34 42 2 11 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .295 .333 0.0 1958 TOT A
1959 KC A Daily Splits 38 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 0.0 1959 KC A
Total NL (16 Years) 566 1036 78 239 34 5 2 78 11 0 93 1 31 0 0 25 27 0 0 .231 .240 .279 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 72 59 3 14 0 0 1 4 1 0 12 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .262 .288 0.0 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 638 1095 81 253 34 5 3 82 12 0 105 2 33 0 0 26 27 0 0 .231 .241 .279 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1943 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1946 STL N
1958 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1958 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 5 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1953 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1953 NL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1939 STL N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.2 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.1 1939 STL N
1940 STL N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 11 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 8.00 -0.1 1940 STL N
1942 STL N Daily Splits 36 7 2 0 13 2 120.2 91 488 1 41 39 61 2 66 4 2 1 0 17 4 13 7 6 3 2.91 5.57 0.7 1942 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 31 7 2 0 12 0 115.2 119 496 4 51 46 49 4 44 3 1 1 0 17 5 13 11 8 2 3.58 4.00 0.0 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 47 19 12 2 9 1 184.1 160 756 8 71 59 56 9 82 11 3 4 0 32 11 14 9 15 6 2.88 5.21 1.9 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 47 25 11 4 13 3 231.2 211 970 16 101 79 88 13 111 13 1 2 0 40 6 17 15 13 16 3.07 4.08 2.8 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 42 29 11 1 8 1 252.1 257 1064 39 121 116 85 10 113 11 1 0 0 42 8 18 9 12 16 4.14 4.93 0.5 1948 STL N
1949 PIT N Daily Splits 44 20 11 2 15 0 224.1 216 948 17 97 82 80 11 89 15 1 6 0 34 13 29 16 12 14 3.29 4.50 2.3 1949 PIT N
1950 PIT N Daily Splits 51 22 8 0 18 3 225 227 963 20 104 95 83 6 76 5 4 2 1 33 5 25 17 10 15 3.80 3.73 2.0 1950 PIT N
1951 PIT N Daily Splits 45 35 19 3 9 2 288.2 294 1241 32 151 129 101 8 112 14 1 6 1 45 10 23 28 20 16 4.02 4.86 1.3 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N Daily Splits 43 34 21 2 8 2 277.2 278 1157 26 128 110 76 9 112 14 0 1 0 45 13 31 23 14 21 3.57 3.94 1.8 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N Daily Splits 45 26 10 1 13 4 200.2 240 877 27 121 101 58 5 88 11 4 3 0 31 18 13 8 10 19 4.53 3.19 -0.9 1953 PIT N
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 40 31 12 4 5 3 226.1 256 986 31 107 95 73 8 64 10 5 1 2 0 56 10 18 11 10 20 3.78 3.48 0.9 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 36 28 12 4 2 0 216 190 905 27 98 84 82 8 92 12 8 2 4 0 24 7 15 16 12 11 3.50 4.39 1.1 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 23 20 97 1 15 13 12 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 4 0 3 5.09 3.00 -0.3 1956 PHI N
1956 STL N Daily Splits 28 27 12 3 0 0 196.1 175 799 20 75 67 57 4 109 10 3 7 1 0 24 7 19 11 13 8 3.07 5.26 2.3 1956 STL N
1956 TOT N 31 30 12 3 0 0 219.1 195 896 21 90 80 69 5 110 12 3 7 1 0 28 8 25 15 13 11 3.28 5.03 2.0 1956 TOT N
1957 STL N Daily Splits 14 13 3 1 0 0 74 87 326 8 41 34 25 0 29 3 2 3 1 0 15 4 10 5 5 3 4.14 6.08 -0.1 1957 STL N
1958 KC A Daily Splits 27 9 3 0 9 1 99 99 424 12 42 36 31 4 46 7 1 0 2 0 16 1 7 7 9 5 3.27 4.44 1.1 1958 KC A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 6 2 0 0 1 1 20.1 18 90 4 17 13 12 0 9 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5.75 5.00 -0.8 1958 NY A
1958 TOT A 33 11 3 0 10 2 119.1 117 514 16 59 49 43 4 55 8 1 1 3 0 17 2 7 8 10 7 3.70 4.55 0.3 1958 TOT A
1959 KC A Daily Splits 38 0 0 0 12 0 71 85 326 9 46 39 27 1 36 5 1 1 0 0 19 2 5 9 2 1 4.94 - -0.4 1959 KC A
Total NL (16 Years) 554 327 146 27 126 21 2862 2827 12096 277 1326 1152 988 98 1190 138 18 32 34 2 459 122 265 190 160 173 3.62 4.40 16.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 71 11 3 0 22 2 190.1 202 840 25 105 88 70 5 91 13 2 2 3 0 36 4 12 17 12 8 4.16 4.55 -0.1 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 625 338 149 27 148 23 3052.1 3029 12936 302 1431 1240 1058 103 1281 151 20 34 37 2 495 126 277 207 172 181 3.66 4.41 16.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1943 STL N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 11 57 1 6 6 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 2.00 1946 STL N
1958 NY A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 16 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 1958 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 5 2 0 0 2 0 18.2 15 76 1 8 8 5 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 2.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1953 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 1953 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1939 STL N Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1940 STL N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 1.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1942 STL N Daily Splits P 36 7 2 121 10 27 0 2 0 3 3 9 1 1.000
1943 STL N Daily Splits P 31 7 2 115.2 6 21 2 3 0 2 2 5 3 .931
1946 STL N Daily Splits P 47 19 12 184.1 13 52 1 5 0 3 4 4 3 .985
1947 STL N Daily Splits P 47 25 11 231.2 13 47 4 3 0 4 12 5 3 .938
1948 STL N Daily Splits P 42 29 11 252.1 12 51 0 0 0 2 2 8 3 1.000
1949 PIT N Daily Splits P 44 20 11 224 26 52 3 8 0 7 5 2 2 .963
1950 PIT N Daily Splits P 51 22 8 225 20 45 1 6 0 0 3 8 3 .985
1951 PIT N Daily Splits P 45 35 19 288.2 19 70 3 3 0 4 7 8 2 .967
1952 PIT N Daily Splits P 43 34 21 277.2 29 62 4 7 0 0 11 6 5 .958
1953 PIT N Daily Splits P 45 26 10 200.2 14 34 4 2 0 3 4 6 2 .923
1954 PHI N Daily Splits P 40 31 12 226.1 12 55 3 3 0 3 3 6 2 .957
1955 PHI N Daily Splits P 36 28 12 216 17 39 1 4 0 6 6 4 1 .982
1956 PHI N Daily Splits P 3 3 0 23 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1956 STL N Daily Splits P 28 27 12 196.1 24 45 1 4 0 4 2 3 2 .986
1956 TOT N P 31 30 12 219.1 24 51 1 5 0 4 3 4 2 .987
1957 STL N Daily Splits P 14 13 3 74.1 11 20 1 0 0 7 3 1 0 .969
1958 KC A Daily Splits P 27 9 3 99 6 25 0 3 0 4 2 3 0 1.000
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 6 2 0 20.1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1.000
1958 TOT A P 33 11 3 119.1 9 27 0 3 0 5 3 6 0 1.000
1959 KC A Daily Splits P 38 0 0 71 1 13 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .933
Total (18 Years) Splits P 625 338 149 3052.2 236 668 30 54 0 54 73 83 32 .968
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1943 STL N Daily Splits P 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 STL N Daily Splits P 2 2 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 5 2 0 18.2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1953 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for $125000 (January 29, 1949 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Andy Hansen ,
Jack Lohrke and $70000 (January 13, 1954 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Herm Wehmeier to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Harvey Haddix , Ben Flowers and Stu Miller (May 11, 1956 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 15, 1957 ).
Signed by Kansas City Athletics (January 28, 1958 ).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Zeke Bella and
cash (August 22, 1958 ).
Sold by New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics (May 9, 1959 ).
Released by Kansas City Athletics (October 5, 1959 ).
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