Complex sentence: Playing in the decade before the Braves began their of the National League East, Murphy also made his only postseason appearance in 1982, though the eventual World Series-champion St. Louis Cardinals eliminated the Braves in the first round of the playoffs.
Split into simpler sentences: Playing in the decade before the Braves began their of the National League East, Murphy also made his only postseason appearance in 1982. He succeeded although the eventual World Series-champion St. Louis Cardinals eliminated the Braves in the first round of the playoffs.