Murry Dickson
1939–1959 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Athletics, MLS, NLS, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
638G
.231AVG
.241OBP
.279SLG
More career statistics
253H
3HR
82RBI
0SB
172–181W–L
3,052.1IP
1,281K
3.66ERA
338GS
23SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,095 | 1,096 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 105 | 104 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,142 | 1,143 |
| Batting · Runs | 81 | 80 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 12,936 | 12,949 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,240 | 1,250 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,029 | 3,027 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 9,157 | 9,158 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,281 | 1,293 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,058 | 1,059 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 1,142 | 1,095 | 81 | 253 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 12 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 306 | .231 | .241 | .279 | .520 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,052.3 | 625 | 338 | 149 | 172 | 181 | 23 | 3,029 | 1,431 | 1,240 | 302 | 1,058 | 1,281 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.339 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1948-07-29 to 1948-08-18
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1946-07-14 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1952-08-08 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1947-07-12 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 329 | 555 | 114 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 53 | .215 | .220 | .264 |
| Away | 309 | 588 | 139 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 51 | .246 | .243 | .294 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .205 | .218 | .274 |
| May | 105 | 174 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 16 | .254 | .264 | .325 |
| June | 130 | 222 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 25 | .254 | .248 | .292 |
| July | 128 | 217 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 | .229 | .226 | .257 |
| August | 139 | 269 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 21 | .194 | .193 | .240 |
| September | 93 | 172 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | .247 | .250 | .295 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 82 | 157 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .167 | .185 | .200 |
| new-york-giants | 80 | 145 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .186 | .193 | .200 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 78 | 148 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .274 | .270 | .322 |
| chicago-cubs | 76 | 137 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | .271 | .270 | .368 |
| cincinnati-reds | 73 | 116 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .248 | .250 | .284 |
| boston-braves | 51 | 93 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .267 | .258 | .344 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 51 | 102 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .225 | .298 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 123 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .220 | .274 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 2 |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 42 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .190 | 121 | 66 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 34 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .265 | 115 | 46 |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 65 | 18 | – | 6 | – | .277 | 184 | 82 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 80 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .212 | 231 | 111 |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 96 | 27 | – | 11 | – | .281 | 252 | 114 |
| 1949 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 84 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .202 | 224 | 95 |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 52 | 83 | 21 | – | 7 | – | .253 | 225 | 79 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 8 | – | .273 | 288 | 112 |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 107 | 24 | – | 6 | – | .224 | 277 | 112 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 61 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .115 | 200 | 88 |
| 1954 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 79 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .190 | 226 | 65 |
| 1955 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 3 | – | .220 | 216 | 92 |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 86 | 22 | – | 6 | – | .256 | 219 | 110 |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 27 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .222 | 74 | 29 |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 34 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | .262 | 119 | 55 |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 38 | 17 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .176 | 71 | 35 |