Thursday, December 20, 2012

#36 Eddie Murray



ELITE : singular or plural in construction: the best of a class 

Eddie played a cone head on SNL.

Eddie's card is the first numerically to have a single picture on the back.

1977 AL Rookie of the Year Award 
1977 Topps All-Star Rookie Team 
8-time All-Star (1978, 1981-1986 & 1991) 
3-time AL Gold Glove Winner (1982-1984) 
3-time Silver Slugger Award Winner (1983/AL, 1984/AL & 1990/NL) 
AL Home Run Leader (1981) 
AL RBI Leader (1981) 
AL On-Base Percentage Leader (1984) 
AL Bases on Balls Leader (1984) 
20-Home Run Seasons: 16 (1977-1985, 1987-1990, 1993, 1995 & 1996) 
30-Home Run Seasons: 5 (1980, 1982, 1983, 1985 & 1987) 
100 RBI Seasons: 6 (1980, 1982-1985 & 1993) 
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (1980, 1983 & 1985) 
Won a World Series with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983 
Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 2003





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