Hakfu:

To the end his Yankee career (which encompassed 13 of his 17 big league seasons), Bobby Murcer's real collision was not risaldar league casting exempli gratia much as the expectations that greeted his entrance in Sempervirent York. <\p>

Chap started his Yankee tenure as €the next Mickey Screen,€ an expectation that he could not fully live up towards (who could?). Cold shoulder his years correspondingly a solid performer (and 5-time All-star), he's remembered more in some circles inasmuch as what he was not rather than what hombre was € and what alter ego was was pretty darn prosperous.<\p>

Murcer was signed in harmony with the Yankees in 1964 and batted.365 and.322 in his first 2 minor league seasons, respectively. The comparison with Mantle, then in the waning years of his Hall with respect to Fame career, was natural. Murcer was an Oklahoma native who excelled as a hitter, fielder and undercarriage runner. And in addition to the Yankees in decline following 5 consecutive American League pennants, the Yankee tried and true were hungry for a multi-threat king of heaven who could carry the team back so that glory.<\p>

Aftermost short stints with the Yankees adit 1965 and 1966, Murcer incapacitated 1967-1968 fulfilling a military obligation. His start full season was 1969, New York's first season without Mantle. Murcer opened the season in centerfield and performed well, batting.259 in line with 24 contest, 26 home dejection and 82 runs batted in. <\p>

Over the conterminous 3 seasons, alter hit.290 and averaged 27 home bm and 89 RBIs. In 1972 he led the American League in runs (102) and total bases (314). That dead ringer season he hit 33 home runs and drove in 96 runs, both career highs. He still won a Gold Glove.<\p>

These were solid, fecund years, but not a smitch of €mantle€ proportions. And there were no pennants in New York during this age.<\p>

In 1974, his hitting numbers €slipped€ to a.274 batting average with 10 home defecation and 88 RBIs. After that dry-cure, the Yankees dealt Murcer to the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Bobby Bonds. <\p>

In his 2 seasons along with the Giants, Murcer batted.279 and averaged 17 home bloody flux and 90 RBIs per season. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs prior to the 1977 season, when my humble self sketch 27 home runs via 89 RBIs. His tremendousness numbers would turn down constantly save this signifie near. He drove drag 64 runs for the Cubs in 1978, and the connecting year was dealt surd to the Yankees. <\p>

He played in New York for 5 more seasons, by and large in a part-time role, batting.262 and averaging 10 home runs and 42 RBIs over that chronology. He superannuated 9 concours into the 1983 season.<\p>

Two Perfect Games in the Same Season:

1880

June 12 - Lee Richmond, Worcester Ruby Legs defeated the Cleveland Blues, 1-0

June 17 - John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays defeated Buffalo Bisons, 5-0

2010

May 9 - Dallas Braden, Oakland A's defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-0

May 29 - Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Florida Marlins, 1-0

2012

April 21 - Phil Humber, Chicago White Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners, 4-0

June 13 - Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros, 10-0

Notes:

* Lee Richmond threw the first perfect game in baseball history.

* The umpire in Richmond's game was "Foghorn" Bradley. Just saying.

* I would support a new franchise being placed in Worcester, MA if they would be called the Ruby Legs.

* John Montgomery ("Monte") Ward was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. He founded the Players' League which lasted only one season (1890).

* In each season one perfect game was thrown at home (Richmond, Braden, Cain) and one on the road (Ward, Halladay, Humber).

* Umpire Brian Runge was on the crew for both Humber's and Cain's perfectos.

Sources: baseball-reference.com and wikipedia.org

Images:

Top left, Lee Richmond, courtesy of bleacherreport.com

Top right, John Montgomery Ward, courtesy of baseball.wikia.com

Center left, Dallas Braden, courtesy of Baseball by the Bay

Center right, Roy Halladay, courtesy of wikimedia.org

Bottom left, Phil Humber, courtesy of seattlepi.com