Howard Murphy (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1882–1926)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Howard Murphy

|position=Outfielder

|image=Howard Murphy 1910.jpg

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1882|1|1|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Birmingham, Alabama

|death_date={{death date and age|1926|10|5|1882|1|1}}

|death_place=Fort Worth, Texas

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 4

|debutyear={{By|1909}}

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 6

|finalyear={{By|1909}}

|finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.200

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=3

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals (1909)

}}

Howard Murphy (January 1, 1882 – October 5, 1926) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in 25 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in {{By|1909}}. His minor league baseball career spanned sixteen seasons, from {{by|1901}} until {{by|1916}}. After his playing career, Murphy served as head baseball coach at Decatur Baptist College.