The Story of Eddie Murray & Earl Weaver | Baltimore Orioles

[@jerrystewart6232]

The Earl of Baltimore!!! A true legend of managing

[@Bob31415]

Eddie Murray. My favorite all time Oriole.

[@brianwashington5474]

Earl Weaver was the EARL OF BALTIMORE and his MEMORY STILL IS.

[@djquinn11]

Eddie is one of my all time favorites and I’m a Tigers fan. What a ball player.

[@kennethpaquin8574]

Eddie Murray was the best clutch hitter that I ever saw. Others might have had a better average or more home runs, but he was the one that I wanted to see coming to bat in the late in the game with runners on base. He hit the ball out from both sides of the plate, so there wasn't much opposing managers could do. And he seemed to be at his best in high pressure situations. A lot of fun to watch for an Orioles fan. Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!

[@Wolf.88]

Murray never had a gargantuan season (season high 33 home runs) but he was remarkably consistent for a long time and a great clutch hitter.

[@questtech7148]

290 avg , 31 HR, 100 RBI, and top 3 gold glove voting. Steady Eddie.

[@CasiodorusRex]

I still remember sitting in the bleachers of the upper deck chanting EDDIE EDDIE!

[@birdog45]

Memorial Stadium, lol. I was there too.

[@clarencemorris2726]

The announcer at Memorial stadium was awesome!!

[@johncole273]

Thank you Eddie

[@fromthefarside]

Brought a great deal of fun & happiness to this kid as I grew up...so many fun memories on 33rd Street👍

[@crawjo]

To me, Murray is the Baltimore Orioles. It hurt at the time when he was traded to LA, but with time even that doesn't bother me anymore.

[@darrellmfume4505]

David, I hear you. it bother me for a LONG time when the Cubs traded my boy Bill Buckner#22 in 1984.

[@sean7735]

Get out of my brain brother!

[@markquick3332]

Eddie was one of the Scariest Hitters Ever! You could watch him actually Strike Fear into the Hearts 💔 of opposing Pitchers!⚾

[@steveschramm1599]

Oh the memories of the 70's and early eighties of these fantastic teams. Eddie and Earl . The passion for the National Pastime . Nothing even comes close today .

[@kevincody8391]

and going to Memorial Stadium a lot of fun also. that didn't cost an arm & leg, incl bring in a cooler of Nasty Bo. the only thing that could ruin it was being outnumbered by Yankee or BoSox fans when they were in town. Is calling them obnoxious redundant? automatic / guaranteed

[@RD22]

Earl was as good as any manager in baseball history. Really ahead of the game in alot of aspects. Love listening to Kenny Singleton talk about Weaver.....and of course Jim Palmer always has funny stories about Earl.

[@buckminsterfullerene11]

Being a Red Sox fan growing up in the 70's & 80's the Orioles gave me nightmares.

[@stanogrady893]

Eddie you are still to this day my favorite O’s ever and I’ve been their fan since 1968.

[@williamoleary9330]

Our family misses Kenny on the YES network doing the Yankees games. Hope him and his family are doing great and enjoying his retirement. It would be awesome if he could pop in and do a few games a year

[@markkaminski2416]

We miss him in Baltimore also. He was great player and a wonderful gentleman. During the off season he and Sportswriter John Steadman would frequent the gym I used and we would have conversations about baseball and the Orioles. You just don't meet people like that anymore.

[@thomasbailey9605]

Omg.....I grew up with Eddie, Ken, Al Bumbry, then Cal......BEST ORIOLES ERA EVER!!! Love ya, Eddie and Earl!!

[@darksharxz]

“Sometimes Earl got tossed out of the game and we were on own”. Classic Earl Weaver✊🏿

[@tonybells131]

Eddie Murray, one of my favorite players !

[@pauliecopez2683]

Love is what builds all good things

[@dstatton]

They traded him and then spent years looking for a big bat in the middle of the lineup. One of the greatest RBI men ever. Lot of 3 run HRs. No wonder Earl loved him

[@tmklunk]

Loved those O’s

[@mikezimmerman2786]

Loved this story !

[@michaelingram2926]

Eddie Murray, the greatest Oriole EVER!

[@yonathangonzalez6670]

Michael Ingram Steady Eddie!

[@oriolesfan129]

EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE

[@Ben-nd5dk]

Sorry Eddie might be in the top 5 but Cal Ripken is.

[@n8lavin]

It is definitely Cal but he is second

[@kevincohen251]

Brooks is the greatest Oriole. 1) Brooks 2) Jim 3) Frank 4) Eddie 5) Cal

[@MK-xe1zd]

Eddie Murray is the most underrated player in mlb history.

[@markkaminski2416]

I'm not arguing with that statement but sometimes I think Ken Singleton never got the recognition he deserved. Two time runner up in MVP voting, solid .300 hitter,30 hr and 100 RBI. He and Eddie were one of the best middle of the lineup duos ever!

[@deansapp4635]

Kenny, You sir are still loved here in Maryland

[@waxpicker1051]

I went to many Angels games at home vs. Baltimore. Angels COULD NOT BEAT THEM. So depressing.

[@peterfichter6843]

Same thing with The Red Sox and Yankees.

[@skins2181]

As the ultimate Eddie fan, I remember Eddie hitting 3 home runs and driving in 9 runs in a game at The Big A.

[@PanoramaJazzBand]

Ken Singleton is a great guy too.

[@bjames692]

Man I love that team

[@charlescarter4608]

We love Eddie in Cleveland too!

[@terrytitus5291]

Wow! That was awesome! From a baseball fan!

[@Mutlap]

I was at The Ranger Stadium in 1983. Ken Singleton came to bat I was rooting for him. The woman behind me was throwing popcorn at me. I also noticed Chuck Thompson and Brooks Robinson in the announcer's booth. I called out Brooks' name and saw the TV camera was put on my brother and me and Brooks was saying we have some Oriole fans here.

[@stephendouglas4343]

I saw Eddie Murray hit a homerun at Shea Stadium.

[@TheMadStork83]

The Orioles missed out on a possible World Series in the early-90’s when they traded away Murray, Finley, Harnisch and Schilling. It would’ve been tough to get there considering how great the Jays were becoming, but they would’ve given the Jays a run for their money.

[@hardestyrl]

Very true, if they did not trade Murray, there would have been no reason to trade for Glenn Davis, and they would have kept Finley, Harnisch, and Schilling. Those early-90s teams would have been a lot better, especially if Finley, Harnisch, and Schilling developed like they did elsewhere.

[@CasiodorusRex]

How about 1996 when Jeffrey Mayer blocked Tony Tarasco from catching Jeter's fly ball that became a HR and stopped us from going to the World Series.

[@TheMadStork83]

@@CasiodorusRex - possibly. However, the Yankees were undefeated at OPACY that season and the Yankees proved what they could do being down 0-2 in the following series against the Braves.

[@loyaldude10]

@@hardestyrl after that horrible 88 season orioles had to rebuild. Murray was not happy playing for orioles and his numbers were declining. Orioles obviously did not get enough in return when they traded him but that glenn davis trade may be one of the worst in history.

[@hardestyrl]

@@loyaldude10 Murray was unhappy in Baltimore because owner Edward Bennett Williams publicly threw him under a bus back in 1986. Murray had injured an ankle and his recovery took longer than expected, prompting Williams to say that Murray needed to be in better shape and be more productive. Reading between the lines, Williams called Murray lazy. While Murray was out, Jim Traber hit 13 home runs in 212 at bats, leading people to think the Orioles had Murray’s replacement on the roster (though Traber never replicated that production). Add to the list a crowd that started to get on Murray’s case, not to mention the press (e.g. Ken Rosenthal), the situation was made worse. To be fair, Murray didn’t help his case much. He didn’t have the best relationship with the press. Ken Rosenthal called Murray the “Frown Prince.” Some suggest that is why he never won an MVP award, though he finished second in 1982 and 1983. One could argue that Murray should have beaten out Cal Ripken for MVP in 1983. It was a bad situation all around. At that time, the Orioles were in need of a complete rebuild. The farm system, which used to be a strength, was not where it used to be. And, as you point out, they didn’t get enough in return for Murray. The mid-1980s were bleak years.

[@robschannel4512]

I love me some Eddie as well. Think of those teams. And later when Cal Ripken showed up. Man. Baltimore was on top.

[@carlonayres8419]

Love my O's❤❤❤❤!

[@virgilioortiz9867]

Soy de los Orioles desde chiquitico.

[@Wolf.88]

Awesome video

[@peterfichter6843]

Loved Eddie Murray as a Los Angeles Dodger.

[@kingsean1500]

To this day. I remember sitting in the bleachers chanting EDDIE, EDDIE EDDIE

[@KoKo-eq5tr]

That was great!

[@boboy1000]

Eddie was Earl's stud, everybody else were just fillers, even Cal. Saw the Orioles play the Tigers in the late 70's at the old Tiger stadium, it was a double header and saw Eddie hit a home run to upper deck right center field and I swear that ball was still rising when it entered the tunnel. I would have loved to know his exit velocity because everything was on the nose.

[@SaundersE5]

The Earl of Baltimore

[@shawngregory1429]

Earl yelled at everyone at least once , including Ripken. But he never yelled at Murray. Not even once.

[@ohzwin5451]

2 GREAT HUMANS!!!!! IN BASEBALL LORE.

[@user-qb1lq9xf1d]

OHZ WIN 2 notorious cheater ☝🏻

[@oriolesfan129]

@@user-qb1lq9xf1d FAKE NEWS !!!!

[@ohzwin5451]

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[@paulvece3714]

Eddie & Earl!

[@rockymcglothlin3009]

Grew up md. Yankees fan, i will never understand how Baltimore didn't try harder to keep Reggie. George steinbrenner ends up getting him to the Yankees, probably would have been the best middle battery of alltime gor the orioles and mlb!!!!

[@waynewells3297]

Memorial Stadium Eddie Murray memory: O’s in the cellar, meaningless game vs Toronto. Blue Jays pitcher walks batter before Eddie to load the bases (to set up possible inning ending double play). From the right field bleachers you could almost hear Murray think out loud: “You gonna walk the bases loaded to get to ME”?? BOOM, grand slam. Don’t dis Eddie.

[@thayerjohnson5654]

Frank Robinson w.a.r. 107 21 seasons. Cal Ripkin w.a.r. 94 21 seasons. Brooks Robinson w.a.r. 78 23 seasons. Jim Palmer w.a.r. 68 19 seasons. Eddie Murray w.a.r. 21 seasons. Hope that clears things up. Frank w.a.r. was a mix of teams. So I'll take that one out.

[@chrishigh4181]

500 3000. Enough said

[@davidrice3337]

2nd to Billy Martin

[@kevhead1525]

I'll never understand the trade of Murray. He had 10 more great years ahead of him. And brought about the disastrous Glenn Davis trade to try and fill the void. Oops. He wasn't Awsome Eddie. He was Steady Eddie for a looong time and that made him awesome.

[@afvet5075]

See what money does? Now you have players that think they run the club.

[@eerievibes6854]

So him and Weaver fkd??