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Eckersley, Dennis
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Year Team LG 2B 3B H HR G R RBI AB BB SB SO AVG 1975 CLE AL 34 1976 CLE AL 36 1977 CLE AL 33 1978 BOS AL 35 1979 BOS AL 33 1980 BOS AL 30 1981 BOS AL 23 1982 BOS AL 33 1983 BOS AL 28 1984 BOS AL 9 1984 CHI NL 6 24 1 1 55 1 25 .109 1985 CHI NL 7 1 26 1 1 56 7 25 .125 1986 CHI NL 3 11 2 33 7 10 69 1 34 .159 1987 OAK AL 54 1988 OAK AL 60 1989 OAK AL 51 1990 OAK AL 63 1991 OAK AL 67 1992 OAK AL 69 1993 OAK AL 64 1994 OAK AL 45 1995 OAK AL 52 1996 STL NL 63 1 1997 STL NL 57 1998 BOS AL 50 TOT TOT TOT 3 24 3 1072 9 12 181 9 84 .133 -
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Year Team League BB W L ERA ER CG G GS H R IP SH SO SV 1975 CLE AL 90 13 7 2.60 54 6 34 24 147 61 187 2 152 2 1976 CLE AL 78 13 12 3.44 76 9 36 30 155 82 199 3 200 1 1977 CLE AL 54 14 13 3.53 97 12 33 33 214 100 247 3 191 1978 BOS AL 71 20 8 2.99 89 16 35 35 258 99 268 3 162 1979 BOS AL 59 17 10 2.99 82 17 33 33 234 89 247 2 150 1980 BOS AL 44 12 14 4.27 94 8 30 30 188 101 198 121 1981 BOS AL 35 9 8 4.27 73 8 23 23 160 82 154 2 79 1982 BOS AL 43 13 13 3.73 93 11 33 33 228 101 224 3 127 1983 BOS AL 39 9 13 5.61 110 2 28 28 223 119 176 77 1984 BOS AL 13 4 4 5.01 36 2 9 9 71 38 64 33 1984 CHI NL 36 10 8 3.03 54 2 24 24 152 59 160 81 1985 CHI NL 19 11 7 3.08 58 6 25 25 145 61 169 2 117 1986 CHI NL 43 6 11 4.57 102 1 33 32 226 109 201 137 1987 OAK AL 17 6 8 3.03 39 54 2 99 41 115 113 16 1988 OAK AL 11 4 2 2.35 19 60 52 20 72 70 45 1989 OAK AL 3 4 1.56 10 51 32 10 57 55 33 1990 OAK AL 4 4 2 .610 5 63 41 9 73 73 48 1991 OAK AL 9 5 4 2.96 25 67 60 26 76 87 43 1992 OAK AL 11 7 1 1.91 17 69 62 17 80 93 51 1993 OAK AL 13 2 4 4.16 31 64 67 32 67 80 36 1994 OAK AL 13 5 4 4.26 21 45 49 26 44 47 19 1995 OAK AL 11 4 6 4.83 27 52 53 29 50 40 29 1996 STL NL 6 6 3.30 22 63 65 26 60 49 30 1997 STL NL 8 1 5 3.91 23 57 49 24 53 45 36 1998 BOS AL 8 4 1 4.76 21 50 46 21 39 22 1 TOT TOT TOT 738 197 171 3.50 1278 100 1071 361 3076 1382 3285 20 2401 390
Dennis Lee Eckersley
Born:
October 3, 1954, Oakland, California
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Played For:
Cleveland Indians (1975-1977), Boston Red Sox (1978-1984, 1998), Chicago Cubs (1984-1986), Oakland A's (1987-1995), St. Louis Cardinals (1996-1997)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers:
2004
| ERA | W | L | G | IP | SO | BB | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.50 | 197 | 171 | 1071 | 3285 | 2401 | 738 | 390 |
Biography:
Dennis Eckersley blazed a unique path to Hall of Fame success. During the first half of his 24-year big league career, Eck won over 150 games primarily as a starter, including a no-hitter in 1977. Over his final 12 years, he saved nearly 400 games, leading his hometown Oakland A's to four American League West titles and earning both Cy Young and MVP honors in 1992. The only pitcher with 100 saves and 100 complete games, Eckersley dominated opposing batters during a six-year stretch from 1988-93, in which he struck out 458 while walking just 51.
Did You Know:
that in his last 10 years in the big leagues, Dennis Eckersley walked just 86 batters in more than 600 innings pitched?
He taught me something about fear. Eck tells me he spends the whole game being afraid. Fear makes some guys call in sick or be tentative. He uses fear to get him ready for every stinking time he pitches.
Tony La Russa
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