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Eddie Murray was a first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1977-1988 and during the second half of the 1996 season. Murray, a switch-hitter, is a member of Major League Baseball's 3,000 hit and 500 home run clubs. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays are the only other members of the 3,000/500 club. Murray won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1977. Nicknamed "Steady Eddie," Murray was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Series-winning team. During Murray's 21 MLB seasons, he was named to eight All-Star teams, won three Gold Gloves, finished second in the AL MVP voting twice and retired as baseball's career leader in RBIs for switch-hitters. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of...
Eddie Murray was a first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1977-1988 and during the second half of the 1996 season. Murray, a switch-hitter, is a member of Major League Baseball's 3,000 hit and 500 home run clubs. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays are the only other members of the 3,000/500 club. Murray won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1977. Nicknamed "Steady Eddie," Murray was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Series-winning team. During Murray's 21 MLB seasons, he was named to eight All-Star teams, won three Gold Gloves, finished second in the AL MVP voting twice and retired as baseball's career leader in RBIs for switch-hitters. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. Murray was born on Feb. 24, 1956, in Los Angeles. The Orioles drafted him in the third round of the 1973 amateur draft. Murray spent the first 15 years of his career with the Orioles organization before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988 for Juan Bell, Brian Holton, and Ken Howell. Murray spent three seasons with the Dodgers before signing as a free agent with the New York Mets in 1991. Murray also spent time with the Cleveland Indians and Anaheim Angels before retiring after the 1997 season.
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PASSINGS: Mitchell Page, Rick Martin
Mitchell Page
Oakland Athletics outfielder, hitting coach with Cardinals
Mitchell Page, 59, an Oakland Athletics outfielder who had his best season as a rookie in 1977 then went on to become a hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington...Tags: Politics, Los Angeles Kings, National Hockey League, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Fencing
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Scene & Heard: Harold Pump Foundation celebrity fundraiser
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA crowd rich in sports legends, Academy Award winners and recording stars packed the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the Harold Pump Foundation's anniversary celebration. The honorees at the Aug. 12 event were Denzel Washington, Hank Aaron, Muhammad...Tags: Hank Aaron, Oscar De La Hoya, Gary Payton, Snoop Dogg, Paul Pierce
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George Steinbrenner, Steve Garvey on Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot
The Fabulous ForumWhich of these candidates should be elected to the baseball Hall of Fame?online surveys Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner will be on the Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot next month, the Hall of Fame announced Monday. Steinbrenner....... -
Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven elected to baseball Hall of Fame
The Fabulous ForumRoberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were chosen to the baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, in an election in which voters again rejected candidates closely identified with baseball's steroid era. Alomar got 523 votes and Blyleven 463, with 436 of...... -
Dock Ellis, former major league pitcher who counseled drug addicts, dies at 63
Dock Ellis, the former major league pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter while on LSD but later turned his exploits into the basis of an anti-drug crusade and counseling career, died Friday of liver disease at County-USC Medical Center. He was...Tags: Crimes, Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Sr., San Diego Padres
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Monte Clark dies at 72; former USC lineman, Detroit Lions coach
Associated PressMonte Clark, a former USC lineman who played in the National Football League and coached the Detroit Lions for seven years, leading them to the playoffs in 1982 and 1983, has died. He was 72. He died Wednesday at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, the...Tags: Stanford University, National Football League, Death, University of California, Berkeley, Cleveland Browns
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The Times' All-Region Baseball Teams
++++++++++++++++++++ || Central City || || P || Kevin Glass, Loyola || Sr. || || P || Isaac Morales, South Gate || Sr. || || C || Sam Wiley, Loyola || Sr. || || 1B || Armando Fernandez, Bell || Sr. || || IF || Jesse Castellanos, Roosevelt || So. ||...Tags: Baseball, Ryan Tucker, Matt Dominguez, Jermaine Williams, Hollinger Incorporated
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Final 2005 City and Southern Section Baseball Statistics
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Southern Section
Saturday, March 20 TOURNAMENTS CHATSWORTH Round-Robin Chatsworth 3, Chaminade 1 Willie Cabrera led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run and Matt Dominguez, who had two hits, added a home run in the sixth inning for No. 4 Chatsworth (8-0)...Tags: Crimes, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Delphi Corp, Alex Gonzalez, Josh Williams
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Maldición de los Marlins atormenta a Pujols
A finales del año pasado, tres meses antes del inicio de la temporada 2012 del béisbol de Grandes Ligas, pronostiqué miserias para Albert Pujols y sus Angelinos de Los Angeles.
Hasta ahora no me he equivocado, y me sorprende lo "sorprendido" que...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Hank Aaron, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Lakers, Robinson Cano
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Bill Bateman's Battle of Guest Bartenders Saturday benefits fire company
Bill Bateman's in Havre de Grace presents The Battle of the Guest Bartenders to benefit the Susquehanna Hose Company Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. Come support the local fire company as members show off their stuff behind the Bateman's bar. See which house...Tags: Ray Lewis, Football, Companies and Corporations, Pete Rose, Adam Jones (football)
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