Friday Stuff
Monday
Monday would have been Bobby Murcer’s 78th birthday. He was a really good player, but he’s rarely included in the list of players who lost stats to military service. Murcer spent the entire 1967 and 1968 seasons serving in the Army during the Vietnam War. Upon returning he was instantly a successful big leaguer, hitting 26 homers, driving in 82 ru…
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