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07/15/2008 – Murray – Major League Baseball All Star Game Red Carpet Parade Photo Credit: Mark Dye / PR Photos
Birth Name: Eddie Clarence Murray
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 24, 1956
Ethnicity: African-American
Eddie Murray is an American professional baseball player and coach. A first baseman and designated hitter, he played for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians, and the Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also coached the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is in the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Oriole. He is nicknamed “Steady Eddie.”
Eddie’s paternal grandfather was John Murray (the son of John Murray and Harriet Knox). Harriet was the daughter of Nancy.
Eddie’s paternal grandmother was Alice Russell (the daughter of Samuel H. Russell and California E. Green).
Eddie’s maternal grandfather was Anthony Fairchild, Jr. (the son of Anthony Fairchild, Sr. and Anna Wright). Eddie’s great-grandfather Anthony was the son of Caroline. Anna was the daughter of Mag.
Eddie’s maternal grandmother was Pecolar Suretha Woods (the daughter of Alfred Wood and Kizziah Robinson). Alfred was the son of Volumris Woods and Rinda. Kizziah was the daughter of William Robinson and Mariah.
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