Dennis Eckersley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington HS (Fremont, CA).

High School: Washington HS (Fremont, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1975 (Age 20-191d, 13,613th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1998 (Age 43-358d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004. (Voted by BBWAA on 421/506 ballots)
View Dennis Eckersley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: Dennis Lee Eckersley

Nicknames: Eck

Twitter: @Eck43

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.1

197

171

ERA

3.50

1071

361

390

3285.2

2401

WHIP

1.161

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-9	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 14	BOS		DET	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 19	BOS		TEX	L,0-8	GS	32	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	13 (4)	Apr 25	BOS	@	DET	L,3-11	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (4)	May 5	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-11	GS	12	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 10	BOS		KCR	L,8-13	GS	8	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	51 (24)	Jun 8	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-1	GS	18	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	56 (4)	Jun 13	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-0	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	61 (4)	Jun 18	BOS		SEA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	66 (4)	Jun 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	72 (5)	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	77 (4)	Jul 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	80 (2)	Jul 11	BOS	@	MIL	L,6-7	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	85 (4)	Jul 16	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	GS	37	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	90 (4)	Jul 21	BOS		TEX	L,3-5	GS	12	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
17	95 (4)	Jul 26	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	99 (3)	Jul 31	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-13	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	104 (4)	Aug 5	BOS		MIL	W,3-1	GS	31	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	109 (4)	Aug 10	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	114 (4)	Aug 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	116 (1)	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	121 (4)	Aug 25	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	125 (3)	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	GS	33	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	130 (4)	Sep 4	BOS		SEA	L,4-7	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	135 (4)	Sep 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	140 (4)	Sep 14	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	145 (4)	Sep 20	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
29	150 (4)	Sep 26	BOS	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	156 (5)	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							30gm		197.2	10	24	3	37	0