For 65 years,  any new player walking into the San Francisco Giants clubhouse would be greeted by Mike Murphy, the Clubhouse Manager. Nowadays, entering the clubhouse is lonelier than it ever was.

After 65 years of being the Giants’ Clubhouse Manager, Mike Murphy has decided to step away from baseball and fully retire.

Murphy started his career with the organization all the way back in 1958 as a bat boy. He was soon promoted to visiting clubhouse attendant in 1960 then became clubhouse manager in 1980.

Murphy –or ‘Murph’ for short– was an essential part of the Giants’ organization. He made connections with every player that walked through those clubhouse doors. He made them feel welcome and at home. He was there for legends like Willie Mays, Will Clark, Barry Bonds, Buster Posey, and even young stars such as Logan Webb. 

Not only did he connect with players, but with coaches too. One of these aforementioned coaches is longtime Giants’ bench coach Ron Wotus who looks very highly on Mike Murphy and his impact on the clubhouse. 

In an interview with Riordan alumnus Steven Rissotto ’20, Wotus expressed his thoughts on how he felt Murph impacted the clubhouse. He stated, “When you have the clubhouse named after you, the Mike Murphy clubhouse, I think that tells you an awful lot. I don’t think there’ll be another clubhouse manager that spends as many years in the game as he has. There may be, it is possible.”

He continued. “Players love him, umpires, baseball people, the other coaches on the other side, the other clubhouse guys, the traveling secretary. I can’t tell you how many people come to our clubhouse to see Mike Murphy.”

Mike Murphy has left a lasting impact on the San Francisco Giants clubhouse and will be missed among fans, coaches, and players.