. ▁He ▁was ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁J unk ▁Man ", ▁but ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁" Ste ady ▁Edd ie ", ▁a ▁nick name ▁later ▁given ▁to ▁Edd ie ▁Murray . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁A ▁left - hand er , ▁L op at ▁made ▁his ▁Major ▁League ▁pitch ing ▁debut ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x . ▁He ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁for ▁A aron ▁Robinson , ▁Bill ▁W ight , ▁and ▁Fred ▁Brad ley . ▁From ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁" Big ▁Three " ▁of ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁pitch ing ▁staff , ▁together ▁with ▁All ie ▁Reyn olds ▁and ▁Vic ▁Ras chi . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁in ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League . ▁In ▁ ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁AL ▁in ▁both ▁earned - run ▁average ▁and ▁won / lost ▁percentage . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁L op at ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁for ▁Jim ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁c ash , ▁finishing ▁out ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁ret iring . ▁Over ▁his ▁ 1 2 - year ▁AL ▁career , ▁L op at ▁won ▁ 1 6 6 ▁games , ▁losing ▁ 1 1 2 ▁(. 5 9