During Murnane's early years in baseball, he played as a catcher for the Stratford, Connecticut, club in ; some old-timers of that era said this club was called the Savannah Seniors. Murnane remained at catcher for two seasons with the Savannah Seniors, but moved to center field while with the Middletown Mansfields club of Middletown, Connecticut, halfway through the  season.
During Murnane's early baseball career, he played as a catcher for the Stratford, Connecticut club, which some old-timers of that era said was called the Savannah Seniors. He remained at catcher for two seasons with this team but later switched to center field while playing for the Middletown Mansfields club in Middletown, Connecticut.