Glenn Murray

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Glenn Murray

Born:	November 23, 1970
Birthplace:	Manning, South Carolina
Hometown:
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	225 lbs.
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	2nd Round, 1989 by the Montreal Expos
College:	None
High School:
Other Teams:	Montreal Expos 1992-1993 (Minors) Philadelphia Phillies 1996 Cincinnati Reds 1996-1998 (Minors) Saint Louis Cardinals 2000 (Minors)
Years with Boston:	1994-1995 (Minors)

Glenn Everett Murray (born November 23, 1970) was drafted by in the second round of the 1989 free-agent draft by the Montreal Expos. After spending several seasons in the Expos minor league system, Murray was traded by Montreal to the Red Sox on March 23, 1994 for a player to be named later Derek Vineyard.

Murray was traded in January 1996 along with Ken Ryan and Lee Tinsley, to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Holyfield, Heathcliff Slocumb, and Larry Wimberly.

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Murray was mostly a career minor league player accruing 2553 at-bats in his minor league career with a 250/342/469 line. Murray did not make an appearance higher than A ball until his 5th professional season. After his trade to the Red Sox he was immediately promoted to Pawtucket where he put up mediocre numbers for two seasons.

Murray was finally promoted to the big leagues on May 10, 1996 with the Phillies. He played 38 games in the outfield putting up a 196/250/289 line. On October 4, 1996 he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. He played for two seasons in the Reds minor league system before moving over to the Nashua Pride.

Murray is now the hitting coach of the Lancaster Barn Stormers.

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Awards

1999 - Atlantic League Player of the Year, Atlantic League All-Star OF

2000 - Atlantic League All-Star OF

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Transactions

Drafted - Selected by Montreal Expos in 2nd Round (40th overall) of 1989 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Jun 24,1989 - signed

Mar 23,1994 - Traded by Expos to Red Sox for Derek Vinyard.

Jan 29,1996 - Traded by Red Sox with Lee Tinsley and Ken Ryan to Phillies for Larry Wimberly, Heathcliff Slocumb and Rick Holyfield.

Oct 4,1996 - Claimed on waivers by Reds from Phillies.

Oct 17,1997 - Granted free agency

Jan 7,1998 - re-signed by Reds

Oct 16,1998 - Granted free agency

May 1,1999 - Signed by independent Nashua (Atlantic)

Dec 13,1999 - Contract purchased by Cardinals from Nashua

May 1,2000 - Signed by independent Nashua (Atlantic)

May 6,2000 - Released by Cardinals

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Trivia

On May 20, 1998, he was the part of an unusual feat in baseball while he was playing for AAA Indianapolis in a game against Pawtucket. In the 5th inning of the game, Pete Rose Jr. hit a solo home run, Jason willims hits a 3-run home run, Murray adds a grand slam and Guillermo Garcia completes the "homer cycle" with a 2-run shot. The Indians won the game, 11-4.

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