John Murphy (infielder)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1879–1949)}}

{{for|the 19th century baseball pitcher|John Murphy (baseball pitcher)}}

{{Other people|John Murphy}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = John Patrick Murphy

| image =

| team =

| number =

| position = Infielder

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1879|05|20}}

| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|4|20|1879|5|20}}

| death_place =Andover, Massachusetts

| bats = Unknown

| throws = Unknown

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 10

| debutyear = 1902

| debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 25

| finalyear = 1903

| finalteam = Detroit Tigers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.240

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=2

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1902}})
• Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1903}})

}}

John Patrick "Soldier Boy" Murphy (May 20, 1879 – April 20, 1949) was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He died in 1949 and is buried at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphjo03.shtml|title=John Murphy Stats}}