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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	OAK		SEA	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 8	OAK		CHW	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6	Apr 9	OAK		CHW	W,4-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	10 (3)	Apr 13	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13 (2)	Apr 16	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	15 (1)	Apr 18	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16	Apr 19	OAK	@	SEA	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (1)	Apr 22	OAK		CAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19	Apr 23	OAK		CAL	W,2-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	21 (1)	Apr 25	OAK		TOR	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	24 (2)	Apr 28	OAK		DET	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	29 (4)	May 5	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	31 (1)	May 7	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	35 (3)	May 13	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	39 (3)	May 17	OAK		NYY	W,8-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	41 (1)	May 19	OAK		BOS	L,4-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	42	May 20	OAK		BOS	W,6-3	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	43	May 21	OAK		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	48 (4)	May 27	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-0		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	89 (40)	Jul 13	OAK	@	TOR	W,11-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (4)	Jul 18	OAK	@	DET	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	95	Jul 20	OAK		BAL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	97 (1)	Jul 22	OAK		BAL	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	98	Jul 23	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	101 (2)	Jul 26	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
26	102	Jul 28	OAK		SEA	W,8-7		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	104 (1)	Jul 30	OAK		SEA	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	106 (1)	Aug 1	OAK		CHW	W,2-0	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	109 (2)	Aug 4	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	111 (1)	Aug 6	OAK	@	SEA	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	113 (1)	Aug 8	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	115 (1)	Aug 10	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	119 (3)	Aug 15	OAK		CLE	W,5-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	121 (1)	Aug 17	OAK		CLE	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	126 (4)	Aug 22	OAK	@	TEX	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	127	Aug 23	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	131 (3)	Aug 27	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	132	Aug 28	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	135 (2)	Sep 1	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	139 (3)	Sep 5	OAK		BOS	W,13-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	140	Sep 6	OAK		BOS	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	143 (2)	Sep 10	OAK		NYY	W,6-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	145 (1)	Sep 13	OAK		MIL	W,7-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	148 (2)	Sep 17	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	149	Sep 18	OAK	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	151 (1)	Sep 20	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	152	Sep 21	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	155 (2)	Sep 24	OAK	@	MIN	W,9-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	157 (1)	Sep 26	OAK		TEX	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	159 (1)	Sep 28	OAK		TEX	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
51	162 (2)	Oct 1	OAK		KCR	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							51gm		57.2	4	4	0	8	1