Eddie Murray
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| First baseman / designated hitter | |
| Born: February 24th, 1956 Los Angeles , United States 
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| Beats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| April 7, 1977 with the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 20, 1997 with the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 287 |
| Hits | 3,255 |
| Home runs | 504 |
| Runs Batted In | 1.917 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 2003 |
| Quota | 85.3% |
Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles , California ) is a retired American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname is Steady Eddie .
biography
Eddie Murray attended Locke High School in Los Angeles and was a teammate of Ozzie Smith there . In his senior year of high school , he had a batting average of 50%. In 1973 he was committed in the third round of the amateur draft of the Baltimore Orioles . After a few successful years in the minor leagues , he made his debut on April 7, 1977 with the Orioles in the American League . In his freshman year he scored 27 home runs , 88 RBIs and a batting average of 28.3%. Thanks to these numbers, he was named Rookie of the Year in the American League. He was voted All-Star in his second season. Seven more callings were to follow for the switch hitter (i.e., he hit with both left and right). Murray has shown very consistent performances over his 21 seasons in the Major League.
As early as 1979 he was able to win the AL title with the Orioles, but was defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games in the World Series . In 1982 he won the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards for his position as First Baseman . However, the Orioles failed on the last day of the regular season at the Milwaukee Brewers. 1983, he reached for the second time with the O's the finals, which were won in five games against the Philadelphia Phillies .
In 1988, Murray moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers , and further positions followed with the New York Mets and the Cleveland Indians . On June 30, 1995 Murray scored his 3000th basehit of his career in a game against the Minnesota Twins and their pitcher Mike Trombley . With the Indians he also reached his third World Series, but here the Atlanta Braves won six games. In 1996 he returned to Baltimore to the Orioles and scored there on September 6, 1996 his 500th home run against the Detroit Tigers . To date, besides Murray, only Hank Aaron , Willie Mays and Rafael Palmeiro have achieved 500 home runs and 3,000 base hits. Murray played his last active season in the Major Leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Anaheim Angels .
Just one year after his retirement with a ceremony on June 7, 1998, the Orioles Murrays jersey with the shirt number 33 no longer awarded. In 2003 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
His stations as a player
- 1977–1988 Baltimore Orioles
- 1989-1991 Los Angeles Dodgers
- 1992-1993 New York Mets
- 1994-1996 Cleveland Indians
- 1996 Baltimore Orioles
- 1997 Los Angeles Angels
- 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Biography of Eddie Murray (English)
- Eddie Murray in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Murray, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steady Eddie; Murray, Eddie Clarence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |