Claim: Phillipes’ backup catcher Morgan Murphy (American Major League Baseball player) sat in field by the team’s Baker Bowl lockers and offices and Murphy spotted the opposing catcher’s signals to the pitcher and signaled once for a fastball and twice for a breaking ball.
Evidence: Phillies' backup catcher Morgan Murphy sat in center field by the team's Baker Bowl lockers and offices. Morgan Edward Murphy (February 14, 1867 – October 3, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player who played 11 seasons as a catcher, most notably with the two time league champions Boston Reds. Murphy spotted the opposing catcher's signals to the pitcher and signaled once for a fastball and twice for a breaking ball.