View rollie fingerss page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Rollie fingers was clearly excited as he caught a leaping ted simmons, his catcher, after fingers struck out detroits lou whitaker to nail down the victory and the secondhalf american league east title for his milwaukee brewers in 1981. The role emerged in the 1970s with guys like rollie fingers and goose gossage, but spread during the 1980s where most teams had a dominant closer. The rollie fingers trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where rollie fingers has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.
The bios, stats, and photos of 317 hall of famers, plus yearbyyear election results, rules for election, and lists of firsttime electees, members who spent their career with one club, and other needtoknow info are contained in this. It may be a little grayer, but it looks the same in 2017 as it did when the plaque was cast in 1992, not to mention as it did in 1972. Rollie fingers 1991 kelloggs corn flakes baseball greats factory sealed card. Rollie fingers returned to action in 1984 after missing the entire 1983 season recovering from a torn muscle in his right f. A hof rollie fingers signed rawlings major league selig baseball. A few of the most popular players clicked on by visitors in this section are. This rollie fingers 11x14 framed baseball hall of fame plaque is officially licensed by mlb and the baseball hall of fame. Retired players who have met any one of seven conditions while playing for the brewers will be enshrined in to the wall of honor. Available at above link or amazon or other online book retailers, also available for kindle and other ereaders. A field guide to the greatest, most glorious mustaches in. Mlbs longestever timewise game started on may 8, 1984 and, like yesterdays yankees and cubs contest, it was played in chicago.
Rollie fingers league championship series stats by baseball almanac the league championship series determines who wins the league pennant and advances to the world series. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. On the 1year anniversary plus 3 days of my being on these blogs, i have started this 1970 topps card blog. This measures 11x14 inches and it comes ready to hang on your wall. The second in a series of baseball books, the rollie fingers baseball bible gives readers quick stories and stats as well as both nostalgic and cuttingedge information. Should you have a psa graded card that does not appear in this set composite, login to my set registry, go to your set in my sets and use the link called report a cert that should match this composite to. Sponsor this pageattach your namecompany to the rollie fingers page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Shop comcs extensive selection of rollie fingers baseball cards. Rollie fingers trading card values sportlots price guide. Bob feller, tony fernandez, rollie fingers, carlton fisk, nellie fox, jimmie foxx, julio. Rollie fingers world series stats by baseball almanac. The national baseball hall of fame almanac baseball america, 560 pp. If you are aware of any other unusual, less known, not as publicized baseball awards won by rollie fingers please contact us with details. One of the dominant closers in baseball history, he held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006, when san diego padres relief pitcher trevor hoffman.
School university of central arkansas debut july 29, 1973 final game august 8, 1984 born february 16, 1951 in little rock, ar usa. Smith served mostly as a relief pitcher during his career. The best 50 baseball related books from the year 2017 sports. The son of hall of famer rollie fingers, grandson of george fingers. Lee arthur smith born december 4, 1957 is an american former professional baseball pitcher, who played 18 years in major league baseball mlb for eight teams. September 15, 1968 age 22021d, 10,363rd in mlb history vs. Each purchase helps support the baseball hall of fames nonprofit mission to preserve baseball history, honor excellence and connect generations of.
Prior to 1969, the pennant winner was determined by the best wonloss record at the end of the regular season. The rollie fingers world series stats seen below include his world series year byyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats. This ball is a rawlings signed by fingers in blue ink. The twins andre david had also homered on his first mlb pitch on june 29, 1984. See more ideas about oakland athletics, baseball players and mlb. The 2017 baseball season, and especially the world series that followed, will. Available at above link or amazon or other online book. From 1987 until 1991, all of the world series mvps were pitchers, and, since 1995, pitchers have won the. Jeffrey james reardon born october 1, 1955 is an american former professional baseball. As one of the great alltime relief pitchers, rollie fingers baseball cards have remained a popular choice over the years.
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Glenn abbott is a former mlb player who pitched in. Twelve of the first fourteen world series mvps were won by pitchers. Rollie fingers stats by baseball almanac on june 7, 1980, rollie fingers recorded the 228th save of his career, passing future hall of famer hoyt wilhelm 227 career saves. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. If you are the type of fan who truly enjoys intelligent debate and thinks you can teach others why rollie fingers did or did not deserve the american legion player of the year in 1964, join us on baseball fever. The first book inspired a sequel, released march 16, 2010 by fingers and ritter. Official major league baseball autographed by hall of famer rollie fingers inscribed hof 92 oakland as 19721974 world champion, alnl cy young, milwaukee brewers, san diego padres legend. A fellow has to have faith in god above and rollie fingers in the bullpen. A history of the sports reference sponsorship system. Rollie fingers trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Santana made his second allstar team in 2017, and finished the season. The work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor, anecdotal storytelling, odd lists and historical trivia.
The 2016 baseball season was one to remember, highlighted by an amazing world series that ended in the cubs first championship in more than a century, and no book offers a more complete capsule of the year than the baseball america almanac, which takes you all the way from winter ball to the world series. The work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor. Rollie fingers signed rawlings mlb baseball tristar coa. He broke rollie fingers alltime saves record in 1992 with his 342nd save. Baseballreference, or fangraphs, or baseball reference minors, or retrosheet jeff reardon at baseball almanac. The official online store of the national baseball hall of fame offers a wide assortment of baseball apparel and collectibles, including exclusive 2020 induction merchandise, cooperstown collection items, mlb team gear and vintage collectibles. The rollie fingers allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable.
Another major factor in low scoring was the rise of relief pitching and the role of the closer. Since i seem to be taking a few more walks these days this concept came to mind. Rollie fingers league championship series stats by. After collecting all the 1970 phillies several years ago, i began the task of completing this set in 2010. The official site of major league baseball teams al west. This is really the onestop, hasitall book that will give any yankees fan or baseball historian their entire fill of nothing but yankees baseball. Official major league baseball autographed by hall. The 2017 baseball america almanac has all the major league news and statistics, plus so much more.
The rollie fingers world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. Rules, such as they are, are that the player must have primarily played that position, ie. His family moved to rancho cucamonga from ohio and he played at upland high school and chaffey college for a bit and was a member of the 1964 national. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Rollie fingers was clearly excited as he caught a leaping ted simmons, his catcher. Damon gulczynski sponsors this page read about rollie fingers and many others in my book urban shocker allstars. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a breakdown of players born in u. Reardon surpassed rollie fingers as major league baseballs alltime saves leader in 1992 with his 342nd save. August 25, 1946 in steubenville, oh us high school. Rollie signed this baseball on the sweet spot in blue ink pen and added the inscription hof 92 below his name. He was inducted into the national baseball hall of fame in 1992. It also appears in sabrs nohitters book 2017, edited by bill nowlin. Rollie fingers autographed replica athletics jersey.
Read about rollie fingers and many others in my book urban shocker allstars. This time it was at old comiskey and the home town white sox prevailed 76 in 25innings, taking a recordlong eight hours and six minutes. Shipping to alaska, hawaii, po boxes and apo addresses not available for this item. Florida with threehundred twentythree big league ballplayers. Rollie fingers baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along. Rollie fingers american legion baseball alumni the. Lists and lore, stories and stats cincinnati, ohio. The autograph is bold and smudge free and has been professionally authenticated by tristar with hologram sticker affixed to the baseball. This is the ultimate read and the musthave book for any baseball and yankees literature collection. Roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is an american retired professional baseball. The rollie fingers page is available to be sponsored. Lists and lore, stories and stats, cincinnati, ohio. Fingers had the most saves in baseball history until he was passed by jeff reardon in 1992, lee smith in 1993, trevor hoffman in 2006, then mariano rivera in 2011. On a handshake book cover, 1994 upper deck ken burns marvin miller, 2005 topps alltime fan favorites marvin miller, 1953 bowman color allie reynolds.
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