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Murray Wall

1926 – 1971

American baseball player

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Lived 1926 – 1971 (aged 45). Murray Wall was an American baseball player.

Murray Wesley Wall (September 19, 1926 – October 8, 1971) was an American middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox (1957–59) and Washington Senators (1959).

Biography Wall was born to Mary Mae Havens and George Wesley Wall on September 19, 1926 in Dallas Texas.

Wall was listed as being and . He batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Dallas, he was signed by the Braves in 1950 as a free agent out of the University of Texas at Austin.

In a four-season career, Murray posted a 13–14 record with a 4.20 ERA and 13 saves in 91 appearances (one start), including 82 strikeouts, 63 walks, and 193.0 innings pitched. In his last MLB season, , Wall was traded by Boston to the Washington Senators on June 11 in a four-player deal that included Senator pitcher Dick Hyde. He appeared in one game for Washington before being returned to the Red Sox on June 14 when Hyde's sore arm voided the Wall-for-Hyde portion of the transaction.

At the age of 45, Murray committed suicide via gunshot at his farm near Lone Oak, Texas.

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University of Texas at Austin

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Who was Murray Wall?

American baseball player

When was Murray Wall born?

Murray Wall was born on 19 September 1926 in Dallas.

When did Murray Wall die?

Murray Wall died on 8 October 1971 in Lone Oak.

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Murray Wall was a baseball player.

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Murray Wall was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Murray Wall

· Wikidata: Q6939508

· DBpedia: Murray Wall (baseball)

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