He was drafted by the Montreal Expos out of Blinn College in Brenham, Texas in the eighteenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, and developed into one of the top relief pitchers in the National League in the mid 70s.\n', '

Murray was used primarily in relief in Montreal\'s farm system. After going 11–5 with a 2.42 earned run average and eight saves in 1972 for the Eastern League\'s Quebec Carnavals, the Expos experimented with Murray as a starter. His record fell to 8–13 with a 4.26 ERA in 1973 for triple A Peninsula, and the idea was abandoned.\n', '

He made his major league debut in 1974 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching three innings, and giving up one earned run. Though he started the season with the Memphis Blues of the International League, he emerged as the top pitcher in Montreal\'s bullpen by the end of the season, earning ten saves in the month of September while giving up just one earned run in 33 innings pitched. For the season, he was 1–1 with a 1.03 ERA.\n', '

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