Sun archives: Eddie Murray

Hall of Fame

Sharing greatest stage

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Eddie Murray's first major league mentor had a seat close to the stage at yesterday's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. So did the guy who lost his position when Murray took over as Orioles first baseman late in his rookie season.

Murray's words touch all bases

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Eddie Murray may be a man of few words, but for 18 minutes yesterday, he poured out his heart to a crowd of 18,000 that showed up for the 2003 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center.

Excerpts from Eddie Murray's speech

Excerpts from Eddie Murray's speech at Cooperstown:

From start, kid had clout

He hustled up to the plate, as always, waggled his bat once and locked onto the pitcher. There 10-year-old Eddie Murray stood, stock-still, eyes fixed on the baseball headed his way.

Baseball Hall of Fame

From both sides

Eddie Murray's name connotes clutch hits, consistent run production and the "Ed-die" chant that shook Memorial Stadium in the 1970s and 1980s. But it also connotes a cool, aloof figure who kept many at a distance.

Laura Vecsey: '96 was balm in healing process

WILL they chant his name in Cooperstown, the way they used to at Memorial Stadium, when the quiet kid out of Los Angeles took over first base for the Orioles, then never stopped producing hits and homers and runs, all the way back to Camden Yards?

Mike Preston: Star deserved far better than treatment he got

WHEN Eddie Murray is inducted into the Hall of Fame today, Major League Baseball will show an appreciation of the superstar that he didn't receive as a player, either nationally or in Baltimore.

Study was his swing factor

If Eddie Murray made it look easy, then he can add illusionist to his long list of baseball skills.

Road to fame a steady line drive

Power. Consistency. Durability.

A full count on Murray

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Hall of Fame Orioles

Eddie Murray will be the 11th modern Oriole in the Hall of Fame, joining Luis Aparicio, Reggie Jackson, George Kell, Lee MacPhail, Jim Palmer, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver and Hoyt Wilhelm. A capsule look at the four who made their biggest impact as Orioles:

Eddie Murray tours Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The bright sunshine filtered through the glass cupola in the Hall of Fame gallery where Eddie Murray stood, illuminating the wall where his plaque will hang after his induction in July.

As his pain relents, Murray reflects

NEW YORK - Former Orioles superstar Eddie Murray has had a week to digest the prospect of his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July, and he still is trying to get his arms around it.

Switch-hitting experiment paid off

The Orioles knew they had something special at Double-A Asheville in 1975, even if Eddie Murray wasn't showing it at the plate.

Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career):

Eddie Murray career stats

Eddie Murray at a glance

At a glance

Laura Vecsey: Kind words for Murray, the man of few words

AN OLD FRIEND of Eddie Murray's has already penned the former Oriole's induction speech for this summer's Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony. The ballots were released Sunday, and results of voting will be made public on Jan. 7.

Unembraceable Murray gets hug

The Orioles today confirm the obvious. No one will ever again wear No. 33 except Eddie Murray. Part celebration and perhaps part healing, the team and its longtime first baseman, current bench coach and future Hall of Famer will participate in the official retirement of Murray's jersey this afternoon at Camden Yards.

Career move gets Murray back home

The next phase of Eddie Murray's professional career has brought him back where it began, in the Orioles' organization. To the place where his uniform number is retired, the place where he'll begin the transition from future Hall of Fame player to coach.

Eddie Murray: homers to remember

June 23, 1979: One night after Doug DeCinces' ninth-inning homer stunned Detroit and started "Orioles magic," Murray kept it going in the opener of a doubleheader. Trailing by a run in the ninth inning, the Orioles put two on with one out for Murray, who won it, 8-6, with a homer off the Tigers' John Hiller, against whom Murray had been 0-for-8 in his career.

Murray hits No. 500

Eddie Murray's timing was impeccable. On the one-year anniversary of Cal Ripken's historic 2,131st consecutive game, Murray launched his 500th home run and became only the third player in baseball history to reach both 500 homers and 3,000 hits.

In '83 Series, a vintage performance

The post-game celebration of the Orioles' 1983 World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies remains etched in traveling secretary Phil Itzoe's mind. The team ran out of champagne, and he had to find more.

Murray hits major milestone

MINNEAPOLIS -- Eddie Murray became the 20th player in history to get 3,000 hits last night, and did two things he rarely does.

Former Orioles Murray, Martinez sign with Indians

Eddie Murray remains a former Oriole.

As Murray passes him, it's clear fame is more than sum of Mantle's numbers

The nature of fame is such that nearly 40 years after it lifted him way above the crowd, Mickey Mantle still isn't sure why.

Ed-die deserves second shot from O's fans

This weekend he's in town to participate in the Winterfest for Literacy, a baseball autograph and memorabilia show to benefit the Ripken Learning Center. Next week an exhibit he underwrote for $20,000 opens at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

2003 Hall of Fame voting

x-Eddie Murray 423

First-year eligible Hall of Fame inductees

Hank Aaron, 1982