page_title: David Murphy (baseball)
section_title: 2011
hierarchical_section_title: David Murphy (baseball) / Professional career / Texas Rangers (2007–2013) / 2011
caption_attribution_description: English: David Murphy at bat
context_page_description: David Matthew Murphy is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
  Murphy was drafted in the 2003 MLB Draft by the Red Sox. He made his MLB debut with the Red Sox, and was traded to the Rangers in 2007. He signed with the Indians as a free agent before the 2014 season, and was traded to the Angels during the 2015 season.
context_section_description: On opening day against the Boston Red Sox, Murphy hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth inning that put the Rangers up, 7–5. Texas went on to win that game, 9–5. Two days later, in his first start of the season, he hit a home run against Clay Buchholz.
  During the 120 games Murphy played in during the 2011 season, he batted .275 and finished with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. In Game 7 of the 2011 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Murphy was the final out of the series to fly out resulting in the Rangers losing their second straight World Series appearance.
caption: Murphy at bat
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