11. Eddie Murray, baseball

How good a clutch hitter was the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000160" title="Baltimore Orioles" href="/topic/sports/baseball/baltimore-orioles-ORSPT000160.topic">Orioles</a>' first baseman? The <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000011" title="Detroit Tigers" href="/topic/sports/baseball/detroit-tigers-ORSPT000011.topic">Detroit Tigers</a> once walked him with the bases loaded. The <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVSPR000089" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award" href="/topic/sports/baseball/mlb-rookie-of-the-year-award-EVSPR000089.topic">American League Rookie of the Year</a> in 1977, Murray played 12 1/2 seasons with the Orioles, during which he topped .300 five times and hit 343 home runs. He's one of four players -- and the only switch-hitter -- with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. He was a shoo-in Hall of Famer in 2003, as fans chanted "Ed-die!" one more time.
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( Baltimore Sun photo by Jed Kirschbaum / April 30, 2012 )

How good a clutch hitter was the Orioles' first baseman? The Detroit Tigers once walked him with the bases loaded. The American League Rookie of the Year in 1977, Murray played 12 1/2 seasons with the Orioles, during which he topped .300 five times and hit 343 home runs. He's one of four players -- and the only switch-hitter -- with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. He was a shoo-in Hall of Famer in 2003, as fans chanted "Ed-die!" one more time.

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