Jerry Wayne Mumphrey (born September 9, 1952) is an American retired
professional baseball
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Mod ...
outfielder
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. He played in
Major League Baseball
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for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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(1974–79),
San Diego Padres
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(1980),
New York Yankees
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(1981–83),
Houston Astros
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(1983–85) and
Chicago Cubs
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(1986–88). Mumphrey was an
All-Star in 1984.
Career
Mumphrey made his major league debut with the
St. Louis Cardinals
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. On December 7, 1979, the Cardinals traded Mumphrey and
John Denny
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to the
Cleveland Indians
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for
Bobby Bonds. Before he could play for Cleveland, he was traded to the
San Diego Padres
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for
Jim Wilhelm
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...
and
Bob Owchinko
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on February 15, 1980.
Before the 1981 season, the Padres traded Mumphrey and
John Pacella
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Background
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pacella mov ...
to the
New York Yankees
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for
Ruppert Jones
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Kansas City Royals
Jones was born in Dall ...
,
Joe Lefebvre
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and minor league pitchers
Tim Lollar
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and
Chris Welsh
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. Mumphrey finished 20th in voting for the 1981 American League MVP. On August 10, 1983, the Yankees traded Mumphrey to the
Houston Astros
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for
Omar Moreno
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. Mumphrey was the Astros All-Star Game representative in 1984.
After the 1985 season, the Astros traded Mumphrey to the
Chicago Cubs
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for
Billy Hatcher
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and a
player to be named later
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(
Steve Engel
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He attended Eastern Kentucky University, where he played for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team.
Engel was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th ...
).
See also
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List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
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References
External links
1952 births
Living people
St. Louis Cardinals players
San Diego Padres players
New York Yankees players
Houston Astros players
Chicago Cubs players
Major League Baseball center fielders
Baseball players from Texas
National League All-Stars
Gulf Coast Cardinals players
St. Petersburg Cardinals players
Cedar Rapids Cardinals players
Arkansas Travelers players
Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
Sportspeople from Tyler, Texas
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