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5 unusual facts about Eddie Murray


1983 Detroit Lions season

The Lions would have a chance to win the game, as Gary Danielson drove them into field goal range, but placekicker Eddie Murray missed a 44-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.

Brian Holton

After the season, on December 4, 1988, Holton was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Juan Bell and Ken Howell for Eddie Murray.

Eddie Murray

Murray was one of several acquisitions the Mets made (including Bobby Bonilla, Willie Randolph, and Bret Saberhagen) to try to regain their winning ways.

In 2008, Murray released a charity wine called Eddie Murray 504 Cabernet, a nod to his 504 career home runs, with all of his proceeds donated to the Baltimore Community Foundation.

Tommie Aaron

The only other brother of a 500-home run man to play in the majors was Rich Murray (brother of Eddie Murray), who hit four home runs in a brief major league career.



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