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Eddie Murray
First baseman
Born: February 24, 1956 (1956-02-24) (age 52)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 1977
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
September 20, 1997
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
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Hits     3,255
Home runs     504
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     2003
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Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era, earning the nickname "Steady Eddie". Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Murray is regarded as one of the best switch hitters ever to play the game. In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

Eddie Murray's number 33 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in 1998

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Early career

Murray was the eighth child of twelve and still has 5 sisters and 4 brothers; (all of his brothers played at some level of professional baseball) so as a child, he did not have to go far for a pick-up game. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The games were quite fierce and his older brothers never let him win. [2] He carried that competitive edge to each of his next levels of baseball. Like another Baltimore Oriole Hall of Famer, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray played little league baseball as a youngster in California, but Murray played in the Watts section of Los Angeles, where baseball was a preferred way of getting out of the ghetto. James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles California (more specifically part of South Los Angeles) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West At his Hall of Fame induction, Murray thanked his little league coach, Clifford Prelow, for teaching him not just the game of baseball but also love for the game as well. [3] Prelow, an ex-Dodger minor leaguer, also worked his boys hard; making them run out every ground ball and threatening them with 100 yard wind sprints if they did not work. Prelow remembers that young Murray never earned that punishment. [4]Later, Murray attended Locke High School in Los Angeles, California, where he batted . Alain Leroy Locke High School is a Title 1 Co-educational Public high school located in Los Angeles California, United States 500 as a senior and was a teammate of Ozzie Smith. Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball Career

Murray was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft and had several successful seasons in the minor leagues. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He debuted at the major league level on April 7, 1977 and played in 160 games for the Orioles in his first season. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays He won the American League Rookie of the Year award by batting . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America 283, hitting 27 home runs and contributing 88 RBI.

Murray did not suffer the sophomore jinx, instead building on his successes. A Sophomore slump or sophomore jinx refers to an instance in which a second or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the standards of the first effort With the Orioles from 1977 until 1988, Murray averaged 28 home runs and 99 RBI and was a perennial candidate for the MVP award, twice finishing second in the voting. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. His best season was 1983 with the orioles when he hit . 306/. 393/. 538 and had a carrer high 33 home runs also hitting 110 rbi, though a spectacular season he finished second in the MVP voting. The Orioles also appeared in the post-season twice, in 1979 and 1983, and won the World Series in 1983. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Murray's close-knit friendship with fellow Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. was highly publicized in Baltimore at the time. The orioles are a family of Old World Passerine Birds The family Oriolidae comprises the Figbird Sphecotheres viridis, the only

Murray electrified home-team fans with his remarkable clutch hitting. Chants of "EDDIE-EDDIE" often reached a deafening crescendo during climactic points in a game. As is true with other extraordinary batters, Murray's likelihood of getting a hit increased when runners were on second or third base and when he had fouled off several pitches during an at-bat. [5]

Murray was traded on December 4, 1988 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Bell, Brian Holton and Ken Howell and had three successful seasons with the Dodgers, knocking in 88, 95 and 96 runs. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Juan Bell Mathey (born March 29, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Brian John Holton (born November 29, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues Kenneth Howell Jr (born November 28, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues In 1990, Murray led the Major Leagues in hitting, but failed to win the National League batting crown, when Willie McGee was traded from the National League Saint Louis Cardinals to the American League Oakland A's. Willie Dean McGee (born November 2 1958 in San Francisco California) is a former center and Right fielder in Major League Baseball The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. McGee won the National League title with a . 335 average, but hit only . 274 the rest of the season in Oakland. His season average was . 324, 6 points lower than Murray's Major League leading . 330 average.

Prior to the 1992 season, Murray signed a two-year deal with the New York Mets, for whom he played well despite playing for one of the worst teams in the major leagues. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. In 1993 he again drove in 100 runs, this time for the final time in his career. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

From 1994 to 1997, Murray played for several teams, including the Cleveland Indians (1994-96), the Baltimore Orioles (1996-97), the Anaheim Angels (1997) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Although he no longer possessed the presence at the plate he had had in the 1980s, he was a valued and still consistent contributor for these teams. On September 6, 1996, he hit his 500th career home run -- fittingly, the home run came as a member of the Orioles, and also came exactly one year to the day that Ripken had broken Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has He retired after the 1997 season with 504 home runs, ranking him second among switch-hitters behind Mickey Mantle's 536. Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted

Murray served as the hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians from 2002 to 2005. He was with the Indians when inducted into the Hall of Fame.

On June 14, 2007, Murray was fired as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ironically, the Dodgers had just come off a 3-game sweep of the New York Mets and had produced 31 hits and 18 runs. Former Dodger player Bill Mueller was named as interim replacement. William Richard Mueller (ˈmɪlɚ born March 17, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman.

Philanthropy

In 2008, Murray released a charity wine called Eddie Murray 504 Cabernet, a nod to his 504 career home runs, with all of his proceeds donated to the Baltimore Community Foundation.

Career stats - regular season

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB
3,026 11,336 1,627 3,255 560 35 504 1,917 110 43 1,333 1,516 . Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In Baseball, a runner is charged and the fielders involved are credited with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or Lead off A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. In Baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i 287 . 359 . 476 5,397

Hall of Fame induction

4 of the 300 inner city kids who came for #33's induction
4 of the 300 inner city kids who came for #33's induction

On Sunday, July 27, 2003, Murray, along with Gary Carter, was inducted into major league baseball's Hall of Fame. Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 [6] More than 30,000 people heard Murray talk about how hard it was to get to the Hall of Fame. He said that he was never about one person, but about the team. He thanked the "sea of black and orange" in the crowd and then pointed to the kids furthest in the back; (more than 300 inner-city little leaguers had come from Baltimore's Northwood Baseball League) and told them that one day "they would be here too". [7] His speech closed with the crowd chanting "Eddie, Eddie". In the parking lot out side the pavilion as the buses were leaving, Murray gave those Northwood kids 12 autographed bats, 24 autographed baseballs and 100 autographed Hall of Fame programs. He told the kids never to forget where you came from.

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Preceded by
Mark Fidrych		 American League Rookie of the Year
1977		 Succeeded by
Lou Whitaker
Preceded by
Reggie Jackson & Ben Oglivie		 American League Home Run Champion
1981
(with Dwight Evans, Bobby Grich,
& Tony Armas)		 Succeeded by
Reggie Jackson & Gorman Thomas
Preceded by
Cecil Cooper		 American League RBI Champion
1981		 Succeeded by
Hal McRae
Preceded by
Kirby Puckett		 Major League Hitting Champion
1990		 Succeeded by
Julio Franco
Preceded by
Tim Wallach		 Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach
2006-2007		 Succeeded by
Bill Mueller
Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted In Major League Baseball, the 500 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career Home runs The first member of the See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. In Major League Baseball, the 3000/500 Club is an informal term applied to the small group of players who have collected 3000 or more career hits and 500 or more Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. The 3000-300 club is an informal name for the list of Major League Baseball players who have achieved 3000 hits and 300 Home runs. Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes home run champions in the American League and National League each season Mark Steven "The Bird" Fidrych (ˈfɪdɹɪʧ born August 14 1954 in Worcester Massachusetts) is a retired Major League Baseball player for the Detroit In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr (born May 12, 1957 in New York City, New York) Nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former Major League Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer (born February 11 1949 in Colón Panama) is a former Major League Baseball Left fielder for the Major League Baseball recognizes home run champions in the American League and National League each season Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949, Muskegon Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball This page is about the baseball player in the 1970s and 1980s Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr James Gorman Thomas III (born December 12, 1950 in Charleston South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder and Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20 1949 in Brenham Texas) nicknamed "Coop" is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10 1945 in Avon Park Florida) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Julio César Robles Franco (born August 23 1958, in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957 in Huntington Park California) nicknamed "Eli" in reference to actor Eli Wallach is a former The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA William Richard Mueller (ˈmɪlɚ born March 17, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman.
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