Robert Hayes Murray (July 4, 1898 – January 1, 1979) was a professional

baseball player Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

. He was a

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for one season (1923) with the Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a .189 batting average in 37

at-bat In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during their turn at bat, but a bat ...

s, with two

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. An alumnus of

Norwich University Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...

, he was born in St. Albans, Vermont and later died in

Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 91,322, the second-largest in northern New England after nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. Along with Manc ...

at the age of 80.

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1898 births 1979 deaths Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Vermont Norwich Cadets baseball players Worcester Busters players Waterbury Nattatucks players Worcester Boosters players Rochester Tribe players Nashville Vols players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players St. Paul Saints (AA) players New Haven Profs players Albany Senators players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Hollywood Stars players Richmond Byrds players Durham Bulls players Springfield Ponies players Dothan Boll Weevils players Dothan Browns players Tilton School alumni {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub