He was a good hitter and terrific fielder with six gold gloves to his name. He was also known for batting behind Rickey Henderson for many years. Murphy was a great second hitter as he was willing to sacrifice strikes to give Henderson an advantage on the base paths.Henderson is regarded as the greatest lead off hitter in baseball history and holds the record for most career steals and most steals in a single season.
Today's Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day is about Murphy's role in Henderson breaking the single season steal record with 130 steals.
"If I could break this bag in half, I'd give the other half to Dwayne Murphy."
--Rickey Henderson, after Henderson received a symbolic bag for breaking the single season stolen base record
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