Eddie Clarence Murray (Steady Eddie)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Signed July 1, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1977 (Age 21)   vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Dodgers/Mets/Indians/Angels 1977-1997
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: September 20, 1997 (Age 41)   vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2003 (423/496 ballots).
   View Eddie Murray Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Relatives: Brother of Rich Murray
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• 2/27 B-R Blog: Duke Snider, Passes At 84: Click here for the details. If I did this right, he's on the list of players since 1920 to hit 220+ homeruns at home. See: Rk...
• 2/24 Call to the Pen: Safety In Numbers: Best New Artist: Not too long ago, the internet nearly exploded from pre-teen angst over the upset victory by Esperanza Spalding over Tiger Beat...
• 2/20 Mets360.com: Comparing Jason Bay and other Mets free agent hitters: When the Mets signed Jason Bay, he was going to be the slugger in the middle of the lineup who essentially replaced Carlos Delgado...
• 2/17 B-R Blog: Extra Inning Home Runs: From 1974-2010 (The era for which the batting event finder is complete.)  forty-eight players hit more home runs than Jack Clark's...
• 2/15 Mets360.com: 8/20/95 –The Day of Isringhausen: So I’ve heard tell this morning that Jason Isringhausen is at Mets’ camp. Apparently, Izzy’s auditioning for a spot in a...

• 1/11 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Biggest Differences Between HR Leader and Runner-Up: Here's a question from Ehud: "Jose Bautista was the AL home run king in 2010, while the second-place HR leader (Paul Konerko)...
• 1/10 B-R Blog: 39+ Games As DH With WPA >= .15: So, who are the leaders in terms of most games as a Designated Hitter where their WPA in that contest was .15 or better? Here's...
• 1/3 Mets360.com: My 2011 Hall of Fame Ballot: This year’s Hall of Fame ballot is packed with people who deserve consideration.  Rules limit voters to 10 choices and I believe...

• 12/31 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Hall of Fame: My votes: On January 5, we will learn who will comprise this year's Hall of Fame class.  There is an unusually large number of qualified...
• 12/7 B-R Blog: What to expect from Adrian Gonzalez: As Adrian Gonzalez heads to the Red Sox, let's take a look at his career so far and guess about what we might expect going forward....
• 12/5 Baseball Reality Tour: 2011 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek: The Winter Meetings begin tomorrow in Orlando, and one of the more lasting developments which could take place is the induction...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Ranking Mets GMs All-Time: Well, it's official. Sandy Alderson is the 12th General Manager of the New York Mets, bringing joy to the corners of the globe...
• 10/16 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Classic Pirates memories, Win Expectancy style: While glancing at the Win Expectancy chart for last night’s Yankees-Rangers game, I realized that FanGraphs also has these charts...

• 8/14 B-R Blog: Post 1919 Batters With Most 3+ HR Games: Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in the Yankees game this evening. Since 1920, heading into today, which players had the most...
• 8/9 B-R Blog: Perfect Games – For Batters: How many batters, since 1920, have had 12+ "perfect days" at the plate in games where they had 4+ At Bats? By this, I mean, going...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Most HRs In 1st 2,267 Career Games: Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career HR today in his 2,267th career game. Coming into today, who has hit the most HRs in their...

• 7/7 B-R Blog: The 400 Career HR & [RBI > 3*HR] Club: Just goofing around with Play Index this morning, I asked it show me all batters with HR>=400 and RBI>3*HR in their career....

• 5/29 B-R Blog: Miguel Cabrera’s 3 HR in a loss: Yesterday Miguel Cabrera hit 3 HR in a game that the Tigers lost. Below is the list of all times this has been done. The most...
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Remembering the 1990 Trade Deadline: Ah, 1990. Times were very different then. Ken Griffey Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners. The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live...
• 5/19 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Position Players Not In the Hall of Fame: Here's a post concept that's sure to be a lightning rod for discussion: who are the best position players not to be inducted into...
• 5/1 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 1997 Score #172 Fred McGriff: (Images courtesy of Great Sports Names Hall of Fame) I love Fred McGriff. I rarely write about him on this blog but he ranks...