Eddie Murray

: January 4, 2024
: Baseball Player

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Eddie Murray Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Eddie Murray
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1956(1956-02-24)
Age	68
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Eddie Murray Biography

Name	Eddie Murray
Birthday	Feb 24
Birth Year	1956
Place Of Birth	Los Angeles
Home Town	California
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Pisces
Siblings	Rich Murray
Spouse	Janice Murray
Children(s)	Jordan Murray, Jessica Murray

Eddie Murray is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Star switch-hitting first baseman who retired with 504 career home runs. He was selected to 8 All-Star games and led the Baltimore Orioles to a World Series Championship in 1983.

His nineteen career grand slams put him at fourth all-time, just five less than the great Lou Gehrig.

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. Murray’s close-knit friendship with fellow Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. was highly publicized in Baltimore at the time.

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. He debuted at the major league level on April 7, 1977 and played in 160 games for the Orioles in his first season. In 160 games, he hit for .283 while having 88 RBIs, 27 home runs, 29 doubles, and 173 hits while also striking out 104 times during the season. This was the only season in which he struck out over 100 times. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award. In his next season, he played in 161 games while raising his totals, hitting for .285 along with having 95 RBIs, 27 home runs, 32 doubles, 174 hits along with being named to his first All-Star Game and finishing 8th in the MVP balloting. In the 1979 season, he hit for .295 along with having 99 RBIs, 25 home runs, 30 doubles and 179 hits in 159 games. Though he was not named to the All-Star Game, he finished 11th in the MVP balloting. He participated in his first postseason. In the 1979 American League Championship Series, he hit 5-for-12 for a .417 batting average along with one home run and 5 RBIs as they beat the California Angels in four games. In the 1979 World Series, he hit 4-for-26 for a .154 average with one home run and 2 RBIs but also four strikeouts as the Orioles lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.

He had two daughters with his wife Janet.

Eddie Murray Net Worth

Net Worth	$13 Million
Source Of Income	Baseball Player
House	Living in own house.

Eddie Murray is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eddie Murray 's net worth $13 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played pick up baseball games with his brothers growing up, and he would always lose.

He was named American League Rookie of the Year in 1977 and earned the nickname Steady Eddie.

Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed “Steady Eddie”, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter. 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. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Who is Eddie Murray Dating?

According to our records, Eddie Murray married to Janice Murray. As of December 1, 2023, Eddie Murray’s is not dating anyone.

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

In the 1994 season, he played in 108 games and had a .254 batting average along with 76 RBIs, 17 home runs and 110 hits before the season was cut short due to the strike. The following year, he played in 113 games while having a .323 batting average for 82 RBIs, 21 home runs, and 141 hits. Murray reached the 3,000-hit plateau as an Indian on June 30, 1995 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with a single to right field off Minnesota Twins pitcher Mike Trombley. In the 1995 American League Division Series, he hit 5-for-13 for a .385 batting average while having one home run and 3 RBIs as they swept the Boston Red Sox in three games. In the 1995 American League Championship Series, he hit 6-for-24 while having a home run and 3 RBIs as the Indians beat the Seattle Mariners to advance to the 1995 World Series. In that series, he hit 2-for-19 for a .105 batting average. One of his hits was a single in the bottom of the eleventh inning of Game 3 off of Alejandro Peña to score Álvaro Espinoza. He had two other RBIs along with a home run shot in Game 2 that scored two runs. However, the Indians lost to the Atlanta Braves in six games. Murray’s 1996 season was shared between two teams, the Indians and the Orioles. He played a total of 152 games, hitting for .260 with 79 RBIs, 22 home runs along with 147 hits. He played in 88 total games for the Indians, hitting for .262 along with 45 RBIs, 12 home runs and 88 hits. The Indians traded Murray back to Baltimore on July 21, 1996 for pitcher Kent Mercker.

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Eddie Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eddie Murray celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

He played in 64 games for the Orioles, hitting for .257, 34 RBIs, 10 home runs and 59 hits. On September 6, 1996, he hit his 500th career home run off Felipe Lira—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. Having already reached the 3,000 hits plateau the previous season, Murray joined Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to have hit at least 500 home runs and amassed 3,000 or more hits in their careers. Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, and Albert Pujols have since joined the club. He 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. In nine total postseason games, he went 10-for-30 while hitting one home run. After being granted free agency by the Orioles, Murray was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Angels on December 18, 1996. He played 55 total games in the 1997 season, 46 with the Angels and 9 with the Dodgers. He had a .219 batting average along with 15 RBIs, 3 home runs, and 35 hits. His last home run was with the Angels, hitting one off Bob Tewksbury in the second inning in a 4-3 loss. He was released by the Angels on August 14. On August 20, he was signed by the Dodgers. In nine total games with the Dodgers, he had a .294 batting average, 3 RBIS and 2 hits. On October 30, he was granted free agency. He retired after the 1997 season with 504 home runs; as of 2011, Mickey Mantle is the only switch-hitter who has hit more home runs (536). 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. This co-record has since been broken by Mark Teixeira.

Where is Eddie Murray now?

Eddie Murray statue unveiling in photos 500, at the time, leaving Murray as one of just three players in MLB history with more than 3,000 hits and 500 homers, joining Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Murray, now almost 66, continues community outreach in his hometown of Los Angeles, plus in Baltimore.

How many Gold Gloves did Eddie Murray have?

In 1982, Murray won the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards , and he led his league in putouts three times, assists three times and fielding percentage three times.

Did Eddie Murray win an MVP?

Eddie Murray
MLB statistics
Batting average| .287
Hits| 3,255
Home runs| 504

How much are Eddie Murray baseball cards worth?

The first thing that’s usually on collectors’ minds is how much Eddie Murray rookie cards are worth. The value of an Eddie Murray rookie card will vary between $1 and $550 depending on which version you are considering and what its condition is.