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Dale Murphy was perhaps the best player in baseball during the early 1980âs. He won consecutive NL MVPâs in 1982-1983. His peak, while not very long, was brilliant. It was really the sudden and severe drop in Murphâs numbers that kept him from being an all-time great.
Even after all these years, Dale Murphy still the one. MLB. August 11, 2015 2:32pm EDT August 11, 2015 2:32pm EDT At a stop at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, former Atlanta great Dale Murphy talked about life after baseball, that Power Alley poster and that magical start to the 1982 season.