finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1966 right pineville , louisiana 1966 september 5 .230 3 13 outfielder new york mets batting average home runs rbi april 16 7 may 1944 billy murphy -lrb- outfielder -rrb-
 new york mets billy murphy right
billy murphy -lrb- outfielder -rrb-

william eugene murphy -lrb- born may 7 , 1944 in pineville , louisiana -rrb- 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 .
