Daniel Murphy was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 National League Championship Series, becoming the second player in Mets franchise history to win the award, joining LHP Mike Hampton who received the honor in 2000.
In four games during the NLCS, Murphy hit .529/.556/1.294 (9-for-17) with four home runs, one double, and six RBI. He logged multiple hits in each of his last three games and an extra-base hit in all four contests.
Murphy’s four home runs during the League Championship Series matched the NLCS record for home runs with Carlos Beltran in 2004, Steve Garvey in 1978, Jeffrey Leonard in 1987, Albert Pujols in 2004 and Bob Robertson in 1971.
His 1.294 slugging percentage in the LCS was the highest in NLCS history, surpassing the previous record of 1.250 by Pittsburgh’s Bob Robertson in 1971.
Murphy’s four home runs are the most home runs by a Mets player in a single postseason series in franchise history. His five extra-base hits in the NLCS are tied for the second-most by a Mets player in a single postseason series, trailing only Carlos Delgado’s 6 in the 2006 NLCS.
Congratulations to Murphy for putting on one of the greatest one-man shows in postseason history! Wow! I mean freaking WOW!!!
