Ray Murray Autographs
Raymond Lee Murray (October 12, 1917 – April 9, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and manager. A catcher, he appeared in 250 games played over all or parts of six seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1948; 1950–1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1951–1953) and Baltimore Orioles (1954). The native of Spring Hope, North Carolina, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 204 pounds (93 kg). He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Murray was a backup catcher to Jim Hegan in Cleveland, Joe Tipton in Philadelphia, and Clint Courtney in Baltimore. As a member of the Athletics in 1953, he shared the regular catcher's job with Joe Astroth and set personal bests in every major statistical category, including games played (84), hits (76), home runs (six), runs batted in (41) and batting average (.284). All told, he batted .252 with eight homers and 184 hits during his MLB career. He later managed in minor league baseball in the San Francisco Giants' organization.
Murray was a talented catcher with a big bat and a strong throwing arm. In his short career he allowed very few stolen bases (he notched 69 "caught stealings" in 1,803 innings caught) and quickly gained recognition as a gun slinger at the plate. Murray was known for his colorful antics with the umpires, which may have earned him the nickname "Deacon" for the way he preached to the umps. On one occasion, he stopped in the middle of a game and removed all of his catchers' gear to kneel at home plate and pray to the Lord to give the umpire eyesight because he must be blind, Murray was promptly ejected from the game.
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Traded items with a signature of Ray Murray
The most expensive item with a signature of Ray Murray (RAY MURRAY SIGNED OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL) was sold in July 2025 for $108.98 while the cheapest item (Ray Murray (1917-2003) signed cut on a 3x5 card) found a new owner for $0.49 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (6) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Ray Murray. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2010 with $49.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2008. In average, an autographed item from Ray Murray is worth $5.69.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ray Murray were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1954 RAY MURRAY PHILA. A'S 4x6 VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/PHOTO d.2003 | $4.49 |  |
 | 1954 Topps #49 Ray Murray Philadelphia Athletics Card letter autograph? | $11.97 | |
 | 1994 Topps Baseball Archives (1954), #049, Signed/Auto, Ray Murray, Athletics | $12.75 | |
| 1994 Topps Baseball Archives (1954), #049, Signed/Auto, Ray Murray, Athletics | $14.99 | |
 | Ray Murray 1991 Topps Archives 1953 Topps #234 - A's - Signed AUTO | $2.29 | |
| Ray Murray autographed vintage Philadelphia A's 1950 Postcard | $26.95 | |
| Ray Murray autographed vintage Philadelphia A's 1950 Postcard | $11.90 | |
 | Ray Murray PSA DNA Signed 1954 Topps Autograph | $46.62 | |
| Ray Murray PSA DNA Signed 1954 Topps Autograph | $44.32 | |
| Ray Murray PSA DNA Signed 1954 Topps Autograph | $44.12 | |
 | Ray Murray Signed 1954 Bowman Philadelphia Athletics Autograph | $25.00 | |
| Ray Murray Signed 1954 Bowman Philadelphia Athletics Autograph | $25.00 | |
 | Ray Murray Signed 1994 1954 Topps Archives Philadelphia Athletics Autograph | $13.00 | |
| Ray Murray Signed 1994 1954 Topps Archives Philadelphia Athletics Autograph | $13.00 | |
 | Ray Murray signed auto 1991 Topps Archives 1953 #234 card Philadelphia Athletics | $9.99 | |
Latest News about Ray Murray
NFL roundup: Heisman winner Murray chooses football over baseball (02/11/2019): MESA, Ariz. — When Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy, the Oakland Athletics knew there was a chance he might chose football over baseball. That is exactly that happened.On the day the A’s started spring training workouts, Murray said he will pursue... 
FIRST PLACE: Gamecocks take control of OVC standings with 20-point win over Murr (01/31/2019): JACKSONVILLE — Facing Murray State and projected top-five NBA draft pick Ja Morant with first place in the OVC on the line, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks made a statement Thursday 3-time major champion Andy Murray says he had hip operation :: WRALSportsFan.com (01/29/2019): Andy Murray did have a second hip operation, after all, getting a metal implant one year after his first procedure on the joint. REVIEW: After long hiatus, The Parlour Boys return as Ray Murray & the Bomb Squa (07/17/2012): Album: Ray Murray & the Bomb Squad's "RMBS"
