Eddie Murray
MLB debut April 7, 1977 for the Baltimore Orioles Last MLB appearance September 20, 1997 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Career 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 champion (1981) AL RBI champion (1981) Baltimore Orioles #33 retired 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 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 Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2010), 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).