Will McMurray

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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|name=Will McMurray

|image=Will McMurray.jpg

|position=Catcher

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|mf=yes|1882|2|26}}

|birth_place=St. Louis, Missouri

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1945|1|26|1882|2|26}}

|death_place=Chicago, Illinois

|debutyear={{by|1908}}

|debutteam=St. Paul Colored Gophers

|finalyear={{by|1915}}

|finalteam=West Baden Sprudels

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  • St. Paul Colored Gophers ({{by|1908}}–{{by|1911}})[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdc3ZwR3A1ekNseEk "La Crosse Wins Out in Slugging Match" La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI, Monday, May 10, 1909, Page 2, Columns 2 and 3]
  • West Baden Sprudels ({{by|1912}}–{{by|1915}})

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William Joseph McMurray (February 26, 1882 – January 26, 1945) was an American baseball catcher in the pre-Negro leagues. He played most of his seasons for the St. Paul Colored Gophers and the West Baden Sprudels.

He played with many popular players of the day, including George Shively, Candy Jim Taylor, Chappie Johnson, Dick Wallace, and William Binga.

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