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Kent Murphy

  • Class
    1985
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
Kent Murphy, 2001 - Kent’s 1984 winning percentage tied the best single-season mark of any Leatherneck pitcher. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 draft, but returned to Western Illinois for his senior season, earning AMCU-8 Player of the Year honors. He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians and played in the minor leagues until 1989.


 
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