34 Facts About Eddie Murray

Eddie Murray scored 996 runs batted in in the 1980s, more than any other player.

Eddie 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.

Eddie Murray was 77th on the list of the Baseball's 100 Greatest Players by The Sporting News.

Eddie Murray was the eighth child of twelve and still has five sisters and four brothers.

Eddie Murray has often quipped that as a child he did not have to go far for a pick-up baseball game.

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Eddie Murray played Little League baseball under coach Clifford Prelow, an ex-Dodger minor leaguer.

Eddie Murray attended Locke High School in Los Angeles, where he batted.

Eddie Murray was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 1973 amateur draft and had several successful seasons in the minor leagues.

Eddie Murray debuted at the major league level on April 7,1977, and played in 160 games for the Orioles in his first season.

Eddie Murray returned to full form the following year, hitting for.

Eddie Murray was named to the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game along with being awarded his first-ever Gold Glove Award and finishing 2nd in the MVP balloting.

Eddie Murray was named to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game along with winning a second consecutive Golden Glove and his first Silver Slugger Award.

Eddie Murray was named to a fourth straight All-Star Game, while being awarded a third straight Gold Glove and second straight Silver Slugger Award and finishing 4th in the MVP balloting.

Eddie Murray was named to his fifth straight All-Star Game while finishing 5th in the MVP balloting.

Eddie Murray was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ken Howell, Brian Holton and Juan Bell on December 4,1988.

Eddie Murray had 64 strikeouts while having 87 walks, the most since he had 84 in 1985.

Eddie Murray was awarded the Silver Slugger Award for the third and final time while finishing 5th in the MVP balloting.

Eddie Murray lost the NL batting title to Willie McGee by a narrow margin; McGee had been traded from the St Louis Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics but had enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, hitting.

Eddie Murray was one of several acquisitions the Mets made to try to regain their winning ways.

Eddie Murray was one of three Mets to hit 20 or more home runs that year, with Bonilla hitting 34 and Jeff Kent hitting 20.

Eddie Murray was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians on December 2,1993.

Eddie Murray had two other RBIs along with a home run shot in Game 2 that scored two runs.

Eddie Murray played in 88 total games for the Indians, hitting for.

Eddie Murray participated in the Orioles' playoff run, as the team advanced to the ALCS against the Yankees after having beat his old team Cleveland in the ALDS.

Eddie Murray played 55 total games in the 1997 season, 46 with the Angels and 9 with the Dodgers.

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Eddie Murray retired after the 1997 season with 504 home runs; as of 2021, Mickey Mantle is the only switch-hitter who has hit more home runs.

Eddie Murray hit a home run from both sides of the plate in 11 games; he retired tied with Chili Davis for first place in this category.

Eddie Murray served as the hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians from 2002 to 2005.

Eddie Murray was with the Indians when inducted into the Hall of Fame.

On June 14,2007, Eddie Murray was fired as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Eddie Murray agreed to settle the SEC's civil charges by paying a total of $358,151, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing.

Eddie Murray said that he was never about one person, but about the team.

Eddie Murray thanked the "sea of black and orange" in the crowd and then pointed to the kids farthest in the back; and told them that one day "they would be here too".

Eddie Murray was named the fifth best first baseman in major league history in the New Bill James Historical Abstract.