He has earned entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy, shown here during 2019 Alumni Weekend events, deserves to be enshrined in bronze in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2019)
By AJC Editorial Board
Dec 6, 2025
The time has come.
Dale Murphy deserves to be enshrined in bronze in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Braves legend, who tore up Major League Baseball’s National League in the 1980s, has been waiting to get the call since his name first appeared on the ballot in 1999.
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Braves center fielder Dale Murphy leaps high against the wall to catch a fly ball at Dodger Stadium in 1983. (AP)
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Bobby Cox (from left), Dale Murphy and Chipper Jones attend the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame luncheon inducting broadcaster and MLB Hall of Fame player Don Sutton on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (Courtesy of John Amis)
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