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Earl Averill League
4-18-2077
Matt Murton Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .302 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .872 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 2501 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 01-01-1934
HR 303 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(118 games)
RBI 1312
SB 431
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF D  (13.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 STL
25
103
14
28
3
3
5
18
8
 20 0 2
3
 0 3
.823
.319
.505
.233
.272
1956 STL
61
249
46
66
12
5
9
33
34
 35 2 1
16
 3 6
.818
.357
.462
.197
.265
1957 STL
46
178
25
41
7
2
6
24
18
 26 0 2
5
 2 4
.691
.298
.393
.163
.230
1958 STL
103
392
65
123
26
5
16
77
43
 50 1 3
15
 6 8
.908
.380
.528
.214
.314
1959 STL
152
560
77
157
33
10
15
70
70
 88 3 5
23
 6 13
.816
.361
.455
.175
.280
1960 STL
153
600
124
201
32
9
24
113
64
 81 3 8
34
 9 13
.935
.397
.538
.203
.335
1961 STL
152
638
144
218
34
16
34
113
63
 94 3 6
52
 8 8
1.005
.400
.605
.263
.342
1962 STL
152
605
105
159
28
11
16
73
74
 80 0 0
50
 7 9
.768
.343
.425
.162
.263
1963 STL
152
631
133
202
37
10
31
103
75
 95 3 1
48
 13 5
.952
.394
.558
.238
.320
1964 STL
101
414
82
128
15
8
21
63
44
 59 0 1
21
 9 9
.911
.375
.536
.227
.309
1965 STL
152
630
115
207
37
15
21
75
71
 95 3 6
44
 15 7
.931
.396
.535
.206
.329
1966 CHN
155
461
71
137
27
10
15
54
48
 67 1 4
21
 10 2
.859
.362
.497
.200
.297
1967 CHN
157
574
100
162
24
8
26
110
58
 79 3 3
15
 2 4
.837
.350
.488
.206
.282
1968 CHN
158
573
109
195
50
7
20
116
58
 81 2 3
30
 2 4
.958
.401
.557
.216
.340
1969 CHN
152
622
108
188
32
5
18
111
63
 82 4 5
15
 3 7
.824
.367
.457
.154
.302
1970 CHN
151
575
88
171
35
9
11
98
84
 90 4 4
21
 4 5
.835
.388
.447
.150
.297
1971 CHN
152
470
67
118
15
5
15
61
54
 65 1 0
18
 12 2
.730
.330
.400
.149
.251
Total
2174
8275
1473
2501
447
138
303
1312
929
 1187 33 54
431
 111 109
.872
.373
.499
.197
.302
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Matt Murton has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1971-03-05The Chicago Cubs have renamed alfonso soriano to Matt Murton.
1969-04-04The Chicago Cubs have renamed Jerry Bishop to alfonso soriano.
1967-04-01The Chicago Cubs have renamed Fiddler Green to Jerry Bishop.
1958-08-07The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Fiddler Green to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Joe Blake to the minors.
1958-06-07The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Fiddler Green down to the minors.
1957-10-13The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Fiddler Green to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Rich Voigt to the minors.
1957-05-28The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Martin Tenbones to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Fiddler Green to the minors.
1956-08-07The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Fiddler Green to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Angel Islington to the minors.
1956-05-21The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Fiddler Green to the minors.
1956-05-07The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Fiddler Green to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Mike Martinez to the minors.
1955-09-28The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Tyler Durden to the minors. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Fiddler Green to the minors.
1955-08-31The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Fiddler Green to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Bob Sturdy to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Cliff Denman to the minors. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Rich Voigt to the minors.
1955-03-01The St. Louis Horsemen have renamed Les Swartz to Fiddler Green.
1955-03-01The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Wayne Krenchiki to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Brad Flannigan to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Olibhear Higgins to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Bob Mangus to the minors. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Tomas Holt to the minors. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Les Swartz to the minors.