316 along with 110 RBIs, 32 home runs, 30 doubles, and 174 hits in 151 games. He returned to full form the following year, hitting for. 294 along with 78 RBIs (which led the American League), 22 home runs (tied for the American League lead), 21 doubles and 111 hits while being named to the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and finishing 5th in the MVP balloting. While only playing in 99 games due to the player's strike, in 1981 Murray hit. He finished 6th in the MVP balloting that year. 300 (a career first), having 116 RBIs, 32 home runs, 36 doubles, and 179 hits in 158 games. In fact, Ripken has credited Murray with teaching him his work ethic. was highly publicized in Baltimore at the time. Murray's close-knit friendship with fellow Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. With the Orioles from 1977 until 1988, Murray averaged 28 home runs and 99 RBI, making him a perennial candidate for the MVP award, twice finishing second in the voting. 154 average with one home run and 2 RBIs but also four strikeouts as the Orioles lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. In the 1979 World Series, he hit 4-for-26 for a. 417 batting average along with one home run and 5 RBIs as they beat the California Angels in four games. In the 1979 American League Championship Series, he hit 5-for-12 for a. Though he was not named to the All-Star Game, he finished 11th in the MVP balloting. 295 along with driving in 99 runs, 25 home runs, 30 doubles and 179 hits in 159 games. 285 along with having 95 RBIs, 27 home runs, 32 doubles, 174 hits along with being named to his first All-Star Game and finishing 8th in the MVP balloting. In his next season, he played in 161 games while raising his totals, hitting for. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award. This was the only season in which he struck out over 100 times. 283 while contributing 88 RBIs, 27 home runs, 29 doubles, and 173 hits while also striking out 104 times during the season. He debuted at the major league level on April 7, 1977, and played in 160 games for the Orioles in his first season. Murray was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 1973 amateur draft and had several successful seasons in the minor leagues.
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