Murray's big break came during the early part of the season. With
Charlie Finley's dismantling of the team in full swing, the A's shipped
Mike Torrez to the Yankees in exchange for
Dock Ellis,
Marty Perez, and Murray. While Ellis was fairly quickly shipped off himself to the
Texas Rangers, Murray was given a chance to establish himself with Oakland. In 90 games, however, Murray batted just .179, with just 9 RBI in 179
at bats. He did
steal 12 bases. After spending most of back in the
minor leagues, Murray got another chance in , but fared little better, batting a paltry .186. Even his speed seemed to desert him, as he stole just 6 bases in 12 tries, and he was soon benched in favor of
Tony Armas. That would be the end of Murray's major league career. Murray played one more season of professional baseball with the
Ogden A's in , then retired. ==Sources==