John Edward Murphy (October 2, 1891 – February 21, 1969), nicknamed "Honest Eddie", was an American professional baseball right fielder.

Charles Murphy was a college educated man which afforded him the ability to stay out of the coal mines of Pennsylvania, which was considered dangerous work.

On August 24, 1912, the Orioles traded Murphy and Jimmy Walsh to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bris Lord, Claud Derrick, and cash.

[5] Murphy made his professional debut at the age of nineteen for the Scranton Miners of the New York State League in 1911.

However, after the underdog Boston Braves upset and swept the A's in the 1914 World Series, an angry Connie Mack sold off or outright released his best players.

With "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch called up by the military to build ships in the shipyard, Murphy regained a starting role.

Swede Risberg and Chick Gandil claimed that in 1917, the Detroit Tigers threw a series and that the members of the White Sox paid them to do so.

After a brief investigation, Landis cleared Murphy and the other white Sox players and dismissed the claims of Risberg and Gandil.

[4] On June 1, 1921 the Cleveland Indians placed a waiver claim on Murphy and purchased his contract from the White Sox.

Through his stint with Columbus, Murphy continued to be an excellent hitter, hitting .397 in 1925 at the age of 33, which won him the league's batting title.

Giants pitcher Jimmy Ring got Murphy to hit into a double play in the Pirates 9–5 loss to New York.

[13] After his brief return to the majors, Murphy split the 1927 season between the Montreal Royals and Jersey City Skeeters before he retired for good.