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.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 3	STL	@	MON	L,4-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 11	STL		HOU	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (1)	Apr 13	STL		HOU	W,6-2	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11	Apr 14	STL		HOU	L,2-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	STL	@	SDP	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (2)	Apr 22	STL	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (4)	Apr 28	STL		SFG	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	26 (2)	May 1	STL		FLA	W,3-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (4)	May 6	STL		ATL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	36 (4)	May 11	STL		NYM	L,4-6	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38 (1)	May 14	STL	@	PHI	W,12-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (4)	May 20	STL		PIT	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 24	STL	@	SFG	W,9-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	49 (2)	May 27	STL	@	COL	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	50	May 29	STL		LAD	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	52 (1)	May 31	STL		LAD	W,6-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	57 (4)	Jun 5	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	58	Jun 6	STL	@	LAD	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	62 (3)	Jun 10	STL	@	SDP	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	65 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	STL		CLE	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	68 (2)	Jun 17	STL	@	MIL	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	70 (1)	Jun 20	STL		CIN	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	72 (1)	Jun 22	STL		CIN	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	76 (3)	Jun 26	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	79 (2)	Jun 29	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	80	Jun 30	STL		MIN	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	81	Jul 1	STL		MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	84 (2)	Jul 4	STL		PIT	L,5-7	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	87 (2)	Jul 10	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	89 (1)	Jul 12	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	92 (2)	Jul 15	STL	@	CIN	W,7-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	95 (2)	Jul 18	STL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	96	Jul 19	STL		SFG	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	102 (5)	Jul 26	STL		FLA	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	103	Jul 27	STL		FLA	W,6-4	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	104	Jul 28	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	109 (4)	Aug 2	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	112 (2)	Aug 5	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	117 (4)	Aug 10	STL		PHI	L,0-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	118	Aug 12	STL		NYM	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	121 (2)	Aug 15	STL		ATL	W,3-2		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	123 (1)	Aug 17	STL		ATL	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	125 (1)	Aug 20	STL	@	MON	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	127 (1)	Aug 22	STL	@	FLA	W,7-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	131 (3)	Aug 26	STL		MON	L,5-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	134 (2)	Aug 29	STL	@	KCR	W,9-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	136 (1)	Aug 31	STL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	139 (2)	Sep 3	STL		CHW	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	141 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	COL	W,10-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	144 (2)	Sep 9	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	145	Sep 10	STL	@	SFG	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	146	Sep 12	STL		SDP	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	149 (2)	Sep 15	STL		LAD	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	150	Sep 16	STL		LAD	L,6-7		5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	153 (2)	Sep 19	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	158 (4)	Sep 24	STL		CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	159	Sep 25	STL		CIN	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							57gm		53.0	3	5	0	8	0