Glenn Murray (born November 23, 1970) is a former outfielder from Manning, S.C., who made his Major League Baseball debut in 1996 with the Philadelphia Phillies. In his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies he collected his first hit against the Atlanta Braves.
After playing 38 games he collected 19 hits with 2 home runs and 6 runs batted in.
Glenn Murray was drafted in the second round of the 1989 free-agent draft by the Montreal Expos. After spending several seasons in the Expos minor league system, Murray was traded by Montreal to the Red Sox on March 23, 1994 for Derek Vineyard. Murray's stay in the Red Sox organization lasted until January 1996 when the Boston Red Sox sent him, along with other players Ken Ryan and Lee Tinsley, to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Holyfield, Heathcliff Slocumb and Larry Wimberly.
Glenn Murray's last major league game came on July 24, 1996. In October of that season, Murray was claimed on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.
On May 20, 1998, Glenn Murray. was the part of an unusual feat in baseball while he was playing for AAA Indianapolis in a game against Pawtucket. In the 5th inning of the game, Pete Rose Jr. hit a solo home run, Jason Willims hits a 3-run home run, Murray adds a grand slam and Guillermo Garcia completes the "homer cycle" with a 2-run shot. The Indians won the game, 11-4.
Murray spent the 2003 season with the Nashua Pride of the Atlantic League, hitting .252 with 23 home runs and 67 RBI. In 477 games with Nashua, he has hit .275 with 106 home runs and 358 RBI.
In 1,529 career games in the minor leagues, Murray has hit .255 with 275 home runs and 923 RBI. He also has 197 stolen bases.
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“Strung out and spotty, you wriggle and sigh
and kiss all the fellows and make them all die.”
—Les Murray (b. 1938)