Robert Sylvester "Buzz" Murphy (April 26, 1895 – May 11, 1938) was a
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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. He played two seasons in the majors, playing in nine games for the
Boston Braves
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in , then moving on to the
Washington Senators for , where he was their top reserve outfielder.
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Major League Baseball outfielders
Boston Braves players
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
20th-century American sportsmen
York Prohibitionists players
Marshalltown Ansons players
Des Moines Boosters players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Baseball players from Denver
1895 births
1938 deaths
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