Ivan Murrell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Murrell

baseball player

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1943

Place of Birth: Almirante, Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2006

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Panama

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ivan Augustus Murrell Peters (April 24, 1943 – October 8, 2006) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Colt .45's & Astros, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves in all or parts of nine seasons spanning 1963–1974.
Listed at 6' 2", 195 lb., Murrell batted and threw right handed.
He was born in Almirante, Panama. Murrell played in part of four seasons for Houston teams before being chosen by San Diego in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
His most productive season came in 1970 with the Padres, when he posted career-highs in home runs (12), RBI (35), runs (41), hits (85) and games played (125).
He played his last major league season for the Braves. In a career that spanned a decade, Murrell was a .236 hitter with 33 home runs and 123 RBI in 564 games. In 1989, Murrell joined the St.
Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association, hitting .272 with five home runs in 47 games.
He also worked as a scout and a minor league coach for the Houston Astros organization. Murrell died in Stuart, Florida, at age 63.