Murry Dickson, baseball player, 1939-1959

Murry Dickson

Born: 8/21/1916 in Tracy, MO, USA

Died: 9/21/1989 in Kansas City, KS, USA

MLB Debut: 1939-09-30 | Final Game: 1959-09-14

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'10" | Weight: 157 lbs

Full name: Murry Monroe Dickson

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Biography

Murry Dickson was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1959. Born in 1916, Dickson established himself as a reliable presence on the mound during his 20-year career, which spanned the late stages of the pre-World War II era and the entirety of the post-war period. He finished his career with a record of 172 wins and 181 losses, showcasing his durability and consistency as a competitor. With an earned run average (ERA) of 3.66 and a total of 1,281 strikeouts, Dickson proved to be an effective strikeout artist and a key contributor to the teams he played for. Dickson was selected as an All-Star once, reflecting his recognition among peers during a time when pitching talent was abundant in the league. His career also included 23 saves, demonstrating his ability to close out games effectively when called upon. Throughout his time in the majors, Dickson faced numerous challenges and changes within the game, including the evolution of pitching strategies and the growing emphasis on specialization. Despite these shifts, he remained a steadfast figure in the sport until his retirement on September 14, 1959, leaving behind a legacy as a skilled pitcher who navigated through a dynamic era in baseball history.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0.333 0.333 0.667 1.000

Pitching

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.29

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1948 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0.333 0.333 0.667 1.000

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1948 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.29

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
172 181 625 338 149 27 23 3052.3 3029 1240 302 1058 1281 3.66 0

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 STL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 1 0 1 2 0.00 — -
1940 STL NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 5 3 1 0 16.20 — -
1942 STL NL 6 3 36 7 2 0 2 120.7 91 39 61 66 2.91 3.57 (+18%) -
1943 STL NL 8 2 31 7 2 0 0 115.7 119 46 49 44 3.58 3.50 (-2%) -
1946 STL NL 15 6 47 19 12 2 1 184.3 160 59 56 82 2.88 3.59 (+20%) -
1947 STL NL 13 16 47 25 11 4 3 231.7 211 79 88 111 3.07 3.97 (+23%) -
1948 STL NL 12 16 42 29 11 1 1 252.3 257 116 85 113 4.14 4.10 (-1%) -
1949 PIT NL 12 14 44 20 11 2 0 224.3 216 82 80 89 3.29 4.12 (+20%) 1559.2
1950 PIT NL 10 15 51 22 8 0 3 225.0 227 95 83 76 3.80 4.36 (+13%) 951.9
1951 PIT NL 20 16 45 35 19 3 2 288.7 294 129 101 112 4.02 4.04 (avg) -1660.4
1952 PIT NL 14 21 43 34 21 2 2 277.7 278 110 76 112 3.57 3.70 (+4%) 511.7
1953 PIT NL 10 19 45 26 10 1 4 200.7 240 101 58 88 4.53 4.14 (-9%) -1245.3
1954 PHI NL 10 20 40 31 12 4 3 226.3 256 95 73 64 3.78 3.90 (+3%) -4213.6
1955 PHI NL 12 11 36 28 12 4 0 216.0 190 84 82 92 3.50 4.00 (+12%) -1905.9
1956 PHI NL 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 20 13 12 1 5.09 3.96 (-28%) -259.1
1956 STL NL 13 8 28 27 12 3 0 196.3 175 67 57 109 3.07 3.96 (+23%) -
1957 STL NL 5 3 14 13 3 1 0 74.0 87 34 25 29 4.14 3.83 (-8%) -
1958 KC1 AL 9 5 27 9 3 0 1 99.0 99 36 31 46 3.27 3.86 (+15%) -660.6
1958 NYY AL 1 2 6 2 0 0 1 20.3 18 13 12 9 5.75 3.86 (-49%) -
1959 KC1 AL 2 1 38 0 0 0 0 71.0 85 39 27 36 4.94 3.90 (-27%) -745.5

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
638 1095 81 253 34 5 3 82 0 12 105 0.231 0.241 0.279 0.520 -4649.4

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career SLG .279 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.520 vs. league average 0.714 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1939 STL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1940 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 STL NL 37 42 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.190 — — — — 0.0
1943 STL NL 31 34 1 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 0.265 — — — — 0.0
1946 STL NL 47 65 8 18 5 1 0 6 0 1 6 0.277 .256 (+8%) .328 (-12%) .358 (+7%) .687 (-2%) -62.3
1947 STL NL 47 80 4 17 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 0.212 .262 (-19%) .336 (-34%) .376 (-37%) .712 (-36%) -501.7
1948 STL NL 43 96 7 27 2 0 0 11 0 1 1 0.281 .263 (+7%) .340 (-15%) .379 (-20%) .719 (-18%) -309.8
1949 PIT NL 44 84 5 17 4 1 0 4 0 0 6 0.202 .262 (-23%) .343 (-41%) .384 (-29%) .727 (-35%) -542.8
1950 PIT NL 52 82 5 21 4 0 0 7 0 1 9 0.256 .265 (-4%) .346 (-23%) .401 (-24%) .747 (-24%) -372.3
1951 PIT NL 46 110 16 30 2 1 1 8 0 1 5 0.273 .260 (+5%) .336 (-17%) .385 (-13%) .721 (-15%) -312.5
1952 PIT NL 47 107 4 24 4 0 0 6 0 1 10 0.224 .252 (-11%) .326 (-29%) .369 (-29%) .696 (-29%) -550.3
1953 PIT NL 45 61 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 0.115 .264 (-57%) .335 (-57%) .397 (-71%) .733 (-65%) -695.9
1954 PHI NL 40 79 4 15 2 0 0 5 0 2 9 0.190 .261 (-27%) .333 (-37%) .390 (-45%) .723 (-41%) -562.6
1955 PHI NL 36 82 6 18 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 0.220 .258 (-15%) .332 (-34%) .393 (-29%) .726 (-31%) -449.5
1956 PHI NL 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.333 — — — — 0.0
1956 STL NL 32 77 6 19 2 2 0 6 0 1 9 0.247 .258 (-4%) .331 (-23%) .397 (-18%) .728 (-20%) 0.0
1957 STL NL 14 27 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 0.222 — — — — 0.0
1958 KC1 AL 28 35 2 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0.257 — — — — 0.0
1958 NYY AL 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.286 — — — — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 38 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0.176 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0.400

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1958 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1946 WS SLN 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0.400
1943 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 5 2 0 18.7 15 8 5 8 3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1958 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 4 2 0 1 4.50
1946 WS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 14.0 11 6 4 7 3.86
1943 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 625 113 236 668 30 54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 SLN P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1940 SLN P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1942 SLN P 36 0 10 27 0 2
1943 SLN P 31 0 6 21 2 3
1946 SLN P 47 0 13 52 1 5
1947 SLN P 47 0 13 47 4 3
1948 SLN P 42 0 12 51 0 0
1949 PIT P 44 0 26 52 3 8
1950 PIT P 51 0 20 45 1 6
1951 PIT P 45 0 19 70 3 3
1952 PIT P 43 0 29 62 4 7
1953 PIT P 45 0 14 34 4 2
1954 PHI P 40 31 12 55 3 3
1955 PHI P 36 28 17 39 1 4
1956 PHI P 3 3 0 6 0 1
1956 SLN P 28 27 24 45 1 4
1957 SLN P 14 13 11 20 1 0
1958 KC1 P 27 9 6 25 0 3
1958 NYA P 6 2 3 2 0 0
1959 KC1 P 38 0 1 13 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 625

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1952 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 22.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 59.0 336 1