William Eugene Murphy (born May 7, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in 84 games for the New York Mets in 1966, mostly as a center fielder and a pinch hitter. He had a batting average of .230 in 135 at bats, with 3 home runs and 13 runs batted in.

Murphy signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. He was drafted by the Mets after the 1965 season in the Rule 5 Draft, after four seasons in the Yankees minor league system.

Billy Murphy (baseball)

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Career statistics and player information from: Baseball Reference Baseball Reference (Minors) Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Billy Murphy (baseball)

1944 births

African-American baseball players

Arkansas Travelers players

Baseball players from Louisiana

Binghamton Triplets players

Florida Instructional League Cardinals players

Florida Instructional League Red Sox players

Florida Instructional League Yankees players

Fort Lauderdale Yankees players

Greensboro Yankees players

Harlan Smokies players

Idaho Falls Yankees players

Jacksonville Suns players

Leones del Caracas players

American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela

Living people

Major League Baseball outfielders

New York Mets players

People from Pineville, Louisiana

Portland Beavers players

Seattle Angels players

Tacoma Cubs players

Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players

21st-century African-American people

20th-century African-American sportspeople

Sportspeople from Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Billy Murphy (baseball)