By Rajesh Oza
Giants fans love their M&Ms.
Mays and McCovey:
Willie and Willie
Hit a combined 1,181 home runs.
Marichal and Mathewson:
Juan and Christy
Won a combined 616 games.
Madison and Matt:
Bumgarner and Cain
Led the team to three World Series.
But there is an M&M who never
Hit a homer,
Pitched an inning,
Or won a World Series game.
For 65 years Mike Murphy never
Had his name in a lineup,
Had his name on a baseball card,
Had his name balloted for the Hall of Fame.
But like San Francisco’s fog, Murph was always
In plain sight,
Serving first as a batboy,
And then as the Giants’ clubhouse manager.
Better than most, Murph understands that
Baseball’s Invisible Visibles
Make the game move over a season,
Mark the game’s evolution over decades.
Mike Murphy Makes History as S.F. Giants Hall of Fame Inductee
Originally published in The Chicago Baseball Magazine.
