Eddie Murray

Eddie Murray
Eddie Murray
	Murray in 2017
	First baseman / Designated hitter
	Born: February 24, 1956; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 7, 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	September 20, 1997, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.287
Hits	3,255
Home runs	504
Runs batted in	1,917
Teams
	As player Baltimore Orioles (1977–1988); Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1991); New York Mets (1992–1993); Cleveland Indians (1994–1996); Baltimore Orioles (1996); Anaheim Angels (1997); Los Angeles Dodgers (1997); As coach Baltimore Orioles (1998–2001); Cleveland Indians (2002–2005); Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2007);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star (1978, 1981–1986, 1991); World Series champion (1983); AL Rookie of the Year (1977); 3× Gold Glove Award (1982–1984); 3× Silver Slugger Award (1983, 1984, 1990); AL home run leader (1981); AL RBI leader (1981); Baltimore Orioles No. 33 retired; Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2003
Vote	85.3% (first ballot)

Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, designated hitter, and coach. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. He had 996 runs batted in in the 1980s, more than any other player. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Murray is one of only seven players in MLB history to be in both the 3,000 hit club and the 500 home run club. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2001), Murray is described as the fifth-best first baseman in major league history. He was 77th on the list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players by The Sporting News (1998).

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