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EDDIE MURRAY 34" Louisville Slugger 125 R161 Game Model Bat MLB Hall of Fame
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Real MLB bat made for Eddie Murray to use in games. EDDIE MURRAY 34" Louisville Slugger 125 R161 Game Model Bat Price To Sell!. Great shape!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.
Eddie Murray
First baseman / Designated hitter
Born: February 24, 1956 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California
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
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)
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)
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.[1] He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.[2] 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 the Baseball's 100 Greatest Players by The Sporting News (1998).