Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. Rollie fingers trades and transactions by baseball almanac. With the brewers, vuckovich continued his stellar pitching. He led the american league in wins 14 and winning percentage winloss %. Quotes from rollie fingers i didnt like the astrodome or any of the astroturf fields. 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. This rollie fingers baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that rollie fingers has appeared on, in chronological order. He was pitching in seattle for milwaukee and in that game, he recorded career save number threehundred and became the first pitcher in. Get the latest updated stats for milwaukee brewers relief pitcher rollie fingers on. A hall of fame revue of baseball rollie fingers on. Rollie fingers cards and autographed memorabilia may be slightly undervalued. Can you tell me how your book, rollies baseball follies, came about. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Rollie fingers three days with the red sox baseball hall.
Ernest riles was drafted by the brewers in the 3rd round of the 1981 major league baseball draft secondary phase. 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. It follows, then, that the rollie fingers baseball bible isnt just another book on baseball. The first book inspired a sequel, released march 16, 2010 by fingers and ritter. A hall of fame revue of baseball lists and lore, stats and stories, cincinnati, ohio.
A 1981 topps rollie fingers card number 229 has a book value of about. In the tradition of the incredibly successful uncle johns and schotts miscellany brands, rollies follies is the first in a series of baseball books that give readers quick stories and stats. Subscribe to rollie fingers baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards from different. Reading more like schotts miscellany or the uncle johns series than the typical statfilled snoozer, its hilarious stories, trivia, lists, sidebars, and statistics are presented in a format thats as inventive and engaging as fingers himself. Apr 16, 2011 as one of the great alltime relief pitchers, rollie fingers baseball cards have remained a popular choice over the years. I m not sure if this has been done, but i we are going to if you wish rank each teams top 10, from the 30 current franchises. The 70th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion and defending world series champion oakland athletics and the national league nl champion new york mets. Available at above link or amazon or other online book retailers, also available for kindle and other ereaders. Jimmy scott, jimmy scotts high and tight blog the book is less like a read more. Louis cardinals and the american league al champion milwaukee brewers. Catfish hunter, vida blue, and rollie fingers, the as quickly turned the franchises fortunes around in their new home, winning three consecutive world series titles from 1972 to 1974.
His performance led him to become the first reliever to win the cy young and most valuable player awards in the same season. A part of a blockbuster sevenplayer trade in december 1980, vuckovich went to the milwaukee brewers along with rollie fingers and ted simmons. Rollie fingers world series stats by baseball almanac. A hall of fame revue of lists and lore, stories and stats from baseball s most famous moustache at. The 1973 world series was the championship series of major league baseball s mlb 1973 season. The 1974 world series was the championship series of major league baseball s mlb 1974 season. Lists and lore, stories and stats the rollie baseball follies by fingers, rollie. Did you know that in the rollie fingers miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. While finishing up the book roger maris, by tom clavin and danny peary, i came across mention of a cracker jack all star game in 1982 and 1983.
Baseball hall of famer rollie fingers enlists backstage humorist yellowstone ritter to develop an inventive look at baseball synopsis. Rollie fingers and the 25 players with the best facial hair. Roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is an american retired professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in major league baseball for the oakland athletics 196876, san diego padres 197780, and milwaukee brewers 198185. 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. Shop for authentic autographed rollie fingers cards, including authentic handsigned rollie fingers cards from mlb greats. Rollie fingers baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along. The date box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. Among the first and most effective closers in the game, his legendary career spanned 17 years with the oakland as, san diego padres and milwaukee brewers. Page 222 ootp developments forums reds baseball, recorded books. Rollie fingers, oakland as inducted 1992 athletics relief pitcher, rollie fingers shuts down dodger rallies 3 times with 1 win, 2 saves, 6 strikeouts and a era rollie fingers top 1 league of legends player 100 most dominant pitchers in mlb history seems like a logical definition in baseball terms. This is interesting given his importance to baseball. On august 21, 1982, rollie fingers was called from the bullpen in the ninth inning with a 32 lead. Admit it, when you saw the headline on this post, fingers is the first one who came to mind.
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Find the collection of rollie fingers sports cards online at. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. He graduated from torrey pines high school san diego, ca in 1997 and from central arizona junior college in 1999. The 1982 world series was the championship series of major league baseball s mlb 1982 season. He was pitching in seattle for milwaukee and in that game, he recorded career save number threehundred and became the first pitcher in major league history to accomplish this feat. Rollie fingers every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1971. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the rollie fingers page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. And the result was a photograph that remains the only one of its kind. Apr 06, 2011 a mans facial hair can be his calling card. The book is divided into 54 chapters including humorous lists, essays and the mustachioed mvps own major league memories. January 1975 baseball digest rollie fingers mel stottlemyre on. 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. Rollie fingers trading card values sportlots price guide. Autographed rollie fingers cards authentic mlb signed.
This page lists every known baseball award won by rollie fingers in chronological order. Apr 26, 2009 a 1981 topps rollie fingers card number 229 has a book value of about. Buy rollie fingers cards online rollie fingers baseball. Mlb hof pitcher rollie fingers 1961 hs yearbook upland. Lists and lore, stories and stats the rollie baseball follies 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. Eight pitchers who were primarily relievers have been inducted into the baseball hall of fame. He is one of only two relief pitchers in history to have won a cy young award. Rollie fingers wore this milwaukee brewers jersey in 1981, when he led the big leagues with 28 saves and garnered a careerbest 1. Rollie fingers 1991 kelloggs corn flakes baseball greats factory sealed card. In baseball for dummies wiley publishing, by joe morgan, an alltime allstar team was selected by the hall of famer and at relief pitcher morgan selected rollie fingers, writing, batting against his slider was like trying to hit a greased frisbee.
His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive rollie fingers baseball stats page. His hall of fame career and handlebar mustache made rollie fingers one of the most recognizable players in major league history. The authors mention that these games were played to raise money for association of professional ball players of america, and featured an amazing array of american and national league oldtimers. I will use the definition of the franchise and years as defined in baseball reference. Baseball hall of famer rollie fingers talks mustaches and steroids. Lists and lore, stories and stats cincinnati, ohio. Lists and lore, stories and stats the rollie baseball follies fingers, rollie, ritter, christopher on. Rollie fingers was the second reliever to be elected to the national baseball hall of fame. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games fingers pitched in, specifically relating to his 1978 pitching statistics. It is a statement of his personality and an extension of the image he wishes to project.
Sixto lezcano, david green, lary sorensen and dave lapoint were traded by the brewers to the st. Rollie fingers cards, rookie card, autographed memorabilia guide. A history of the sports reference sponsorship system. A guy by the name of chris yellowstone ritter contacted me a.
The 79th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion st. The as and the yankees, the only two teams in the history of this great game of baseball, have only ever won three or more consecutive championships. The smallmarket as lost most of their big stars with the advent of free agency at the end of the 1976. Louis cardinals for ted simmons, rollie fingers and pete vuckovich. Probably my worst ballpark was the met in minnesota.
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 son of hall of famer rollie fingers, grandson of george fingers and nephew of gordon fingers, jason fingers pitched in the minor leagues like much of his family. The unprecedented split season was devised after the players twomonth strike was settled. Rollie fingers every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1980. Rollie fingers bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Rollie fingers was born on august 25, 1946 in steubenville, ohio, usa as roland glen fingers. I was so glad when they tore that place down, you have no idea. Lists and lore, stories and stats the rollie baseball follies by fingers, rollie, ritter, christopher 2010 paperback on. Rollie fingers page at the bullpen wiki view splits adjusted to be per 162 games or 650 pas runs, stolen bases and caught stealing are calculated from the point of view of the player as the baserunner in a given situation rather than as the batter. The work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor. Isbn 9781578603350 the work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor, anecdotal storytelling, odd lists and historical trivia. Complete source for baseball history including complete major league player, team, and league stats, awards, records, leaders, rookies and scores.
Aug 18, 2011 rollie fingers 17year career epitomized the emergence of the modernday relief ace. Rollie fingers and 4 other members of his family appeared on a 1983 episode of the game show family feud. A field guide to the greatest, most glorious mustaches in the. Buy rollie fingers cards online rollie fingers baseball price. During his 22year career, fingers was instrumental in helping to develop relief pitching and the closer role thats vital today. The rollie fingers page is available to be sponsored. Rollie fingers pitched in 67 major league games during the 1978 regular season. Rollie fingers baseball cards, topps, fleer, upper deck.
Movember infographic details baseball s rich mustache tradition. Reardon became the alltime saves leader in baseball with 342, breaking rollie fingers previous record of 341. He was previously married to suzanne michele frost, danielle lamar and jill cutler. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Hoyt wilhelm was the first to be elected in 1985, followed by rollie fingers, dennis eckersley, bruce sutter, goose gossage, trevor hoffman, lee smith, and mariano rivera. Rollie fingers and the 25 players with the best facial.
After watching him post inconsistent results as a starter, the as moved fingers to the bullpen. Management guarantees youve never seen a showor read a baseball bookquite like this one. Roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is an american retired professional baseball. Rollie fingers returned to action in 1984 after missing the entire 1983 season recovering from a torn muscle in his right forearm that cost him pitching in the 1982 world series. Fingers played for the oakland as 19681976, the san diego padres 19771980 and the milwaukee brewers 19811982, 19841985, appearing in 944 games despite staring a mere 37 during his 17year career. Hall of fame revue of baseball lists and lore, stories and stats was first published in 2009 by clerisy press. 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 april 1, 2009 rollie fingers and coauthor christopher yellowstone ritter released. Eckersley was the first closer in the oneinning save era to be inducted. Ray fosse gushes over as dynasty that won three straight. Paul aaron lindblad august 9, 1941 january 1, 2006 was an american major league baseball lefthanded middlerelief pitcher.
The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. A baseball card checklist for rollie fingers that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Jul 29, 2017 perhaps baseball s most iconic and recognizable mustache. This team set and still holds the modern major league team record for most stolen bases in a season with 341. The work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor, anecdotal storytelling, odd lists and historical trivia. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. In baseball, rollie fingers is remembered not just for his. Rollie fingers is one of the most recognizable players in major league history, due to his playful charisma and handlebar moustache as much as to his 17year career with the oakland as, san diego padres, and milwaukee brewers. Rollies follies is for baseball fan looking for a fun, fresh, vastly entertaining new way to enjoy the. Box 230729 las vegas, nv 89123 on 5252017, i received my baseball card back autographed. The depiction on his plaque may be the most truetolife of any hall of famers facial hair, maybe because fingers remains his trademark today.
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