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There are a lot of Dale Murphy fans in Utah.
Though he was born in Oregon, we claim the popular baseball major leaguer as one of our own for many reasons. During 18 seasons in the majors, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, Murphy roamed center field and sparkled at the plate.
So it was big news on July 9, 1986, when the Murph decided to take a day off.
On that summer day in 1986, Murphy’s consecutive game streak ended at 740 games as his Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies.