Eddie Murray Trades and Transactions

The Eddie Murray trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Eddie Murray has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Eddie (Murray) was a huge part of the success of the Orioles for a lot of years. He was a great player and a great teammate. He went out and did his job every day." - Cal Ripken, Jr.

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Eddie Murray

Eddie Murray Autograph on a 1997 Fleer (#9)

Eddie Murray Autograph on a 1997 Fleer (#9)
 

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Birth Name:   Eddie Clarence Murray
Nickname:   Steady Eddie
Born On:   02-24-1956  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Locke High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   Cal St. Los Angeles
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-07-1977 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-20-1997
Draft:   1973 : 3rd Round (63rd)
Eddie Murray

Trades & Transactions

06-05-1973: Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round — free-agent draft.
12-04-1988: Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Bell, Brian Holton and Ken Howell.
10-29-1991: Granted free agency.
11-27-1991: Signed by New York Mets.
11-01-1993: Granted free agency.
12-02-1993: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
11-06-1995: Granted free agency.
12-07-1995: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
07-21-1996: Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles for Kent Mercker.
11-18-1996: Granted free agency.
12-18-1996: Signed by Anaheim Angels.
08-14-1997: Released by Anaheim Angels.
08-20-1997: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
10-30-1997: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Eddie Murray trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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