By JT 
Bobby Murcer was always a favorite. He had a ton of pressure on him to be the "next Mickey Mantle" which he wasn't. he did not have Mantle's natural speed and ability and that showed up in his stats, fewer home runs and fewer stolen bases, lower almost everything.
However, Murcer was a fine ballplayer who could hit, hit for average, run, steal, field, and throw. He played 17 seasons and played the majority of his career for the New York Yankees. He was a one-time Gold Glove winner and five-time All-Star and was voted to the AP' American League 1970s All-Decade team. Murcer led the American League in on-base percentage in 1971, and in runs and total bases in 1972.
In this post, we will review his All-Star picks, both the All-Star games and the AP, UPI, NEA, and TSN picks.
The years he got post-season honors were 1971-75, and 1977.
1971—All-Star (MLBAL, AP-2nd team All-MLB, NEA-2nd team All-MLB, TSN-All-AL)
1972—All-Star (MLB-AL, AP-2nd team All-MLB, NEA, 2nd team All-MLB, TSN-All-AL)
1973—All-Star (MLB-AL, AP-2nd team All-MLB, NEA-2nd team All-MLB, TSN-All-AL)
1974—All-Star (MLB-AL)
1975—All-Star (MLB-NL, UPI All-NL-2nd team, AP-honorable mention)
1977—All-Star (UPI All-NL-2nd team)
Key: MLB = Major league All-Star Game; AP = Associated Press; TSN = The Sporting News; UPI = United Press International; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
Source: Newspapers.com
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