Eddie Murray days

It's Eddie Murray days until Opening Day.

Steady Eddie wore #33 for five different teams and had his number retired by the Orioles in 1998. He won Rookie of the Year in 1977 even though he was not the best rookie (and maybe not even the second best). He was a high school teammate of fellow Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, whose MLB debut was exactly one year to the day after Eddie's.

Eddie's number, 33, was a repetition of his position number. 33 is also the most home runs he ever hit in a season, the lowest such number for any member in the 500 home run club. But as his nickname suggests, Eddie was steady: he hit 20 home runs or more sixteen times.

Eddie is the career leader in sacrifice flies with 128.