The man who played more games at first base than anyone else is the 74th inductee into the Baseball Hall of Immortals.
Eddie Murray joined the Orioles in 1977, hitting 27 homeruns in his first season on his way to winning the Rookie of the Year award. This was the start of a career that would see him reach double-digits in homeruns for 21 straight years.
Murray would anchor the Orioles for 13 years, leading them to the World Series twice – in a 1979 loss to the Pirates and a championship in 1983 against the Phillies. He would return to the series for a third time in 1995, this time with Cleveland.
In 1996 Murray became only the third player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits and 500 homeruns (the others being Hank Aaron and Willie Mays).
Murray retired following the 1997 season with 504 homeruns, 3,244 hits, ,627 runs scored, and 1,917 RBIs (the all-time leader among switch-hitters).
A feared hitter across 3 decades, Eddie Murray is definitely an Immortal.
For some background on what this is, check out the introduction post here.
