entitled "Rollie TV", concerning a fictitious cable television channel devoted solely to the life of Rollie Fingers and helmed by a Fingers-obsessed host...
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elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson, and Dick Williams depicted with an Oakland Athletics...
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Los Angeles, Oakland swept their three home games to close it out. Rollie Fingers figured in three of the four Oakland victories, posting a win and two...
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hockey goaltender Rollie Cook (born 1952), Canadian politician Rollie Dotsch (1933-1988), American professional football coach Rollie Fingers (born 1946),...
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prize offered by team owner Charlie O. Finley, Oakland A's pitcher Rollie Fingers grew a handlebar moustache which he sported throughout his career. More...
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Holtzman (21–13), Catfish Hunter (21–5), and Vida Blue (20–9), with Rollie Fingers (22 saves, 1.92) serving as the A's ace relief pitcher. The Athletics...
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have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter...
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became MLB's all-time saves leader in 1992 with his 342nd save, breaking Rollie Fingers' previous record of 341. Reardon's record was broken the following season...
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modern era (1900–present); the other franchise is the Houston Astros. Rollie Fingers achieved the first Cy Young Award and Major League Baseball Most Valuable...
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by players including Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, and Rollie Fingers. After being sold by Finley to Walter A. Haas Jr., the team won three...
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Morgan on third and Bobby Tolan on first base with Rollie Fingers pitching to NL MVP Johnny Bench. Fingers pitched carefully to Bench before Tolan stole second...
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blown saves are "non-qualitative", pointing out that both Gossage and Rollie Fingers, who each had over 100 career blown saves, were both inducted into the...
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Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Vida Blue) became ready for the Majors. Marvin Miller, the founder...
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Bruce Hurst (4) co-leader 1999 – Andy Ashby (3) 1977 – Rollie Fingers (35) 1978 – Rollie Fingers (37) 1989 – Mark Davis (44) 1998 – Trevor Hoffman (53)...
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Quisenberry and Mariano Rivera each won the AL award five times, while Rollie Fingers and Bruce Sutter won the award four times each. Lee Smith won the award...
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TV sitcom Finger (surname), including a list of people with the name Rollie Fingers (born 1946), American baseball player Johnnie Fingers (John Peter...
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Denton, Bobby Flay, Sal Iacano, Wade Boggs, Rickey Henderson, Dane Cook, Rollie Fingers, Paul Giamatti, Goose Gossage, Andre Dawson NL Rosters: Dave Winfield...
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season he ranked second in major-league career saves, trailing only Rollie Fingers, although by the end of his career his total of 310 had slipped to fourth...
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Craig Kimbrel, Francisco Rodríguez, John Franco, and Billy Wagner. Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves, reaching the mark on August...
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their accomplishments as relief pitchers: Goose Gossage, Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Dennis Eckersley, Lee Smith, Hoffman, and Rivera. Eckersley...
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Packers, MLB player for the St. Louis Browns Paul Bostaph, drummer Rollie Fingers, MLB Hall of Fame relief pitcher Chris Flexen, pitcher, Seattle Mariners...
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Mariano Rivera was held in 2013 Oakland Athletics, #34: retired for Rollie Fingers in 1993; ceremony to honor #34 for Dave Stewart was held in 2022. A...
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Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Lyle is credited, alongside Rollie Fingers, with expanding the role and importance of the reliever in professional...
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Award: Ryan Braun, Rollie Fingers, Christian Yelich, and Robin Yount. Three have won the Cy Young Award: Corbin Burnes, Rollie Fingers, and Pete Vuckovich...
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Award (Humanitarian): Steve Garvey (LAD) Rolaids Relief Man Award: Rollie Fingers (MIL, American); Bruce Sutter (STL, National). January 15 – In his first...
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received much media attention. Finishing second to the Milwaukee Brewers' Rollie Fingers in the MVP voting, Henderson earned his only Gold Glove Award in fielding...
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third. Rollie Fingers relieved Hunter and Billy Martin called for a suicide squeeze that failed and McAuliffe was thrown out trying to score. Fingers then...
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Background information Birth name Jason Richard Hunter Also known as Rollie Fingers Fifth Brother Rebel INS Born (1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 (age 54) The...
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attempt to do just that, Finley asked A's pitchers Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Rollie Fingers (who came to be known for his long handlebar mustache), Darold Knowles...
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league championships in 1941 and 1966. Baseball Hall of Fame member Rollie Fingers played for the 1965 Leesburg Athletics. The club was first formed in...
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