Baseball Card Show Purchase #10 – Dennis Eckersley Game-Used Jersey Card
The most dominant closer to ever play the game – not named Rivera?? For me, it is Dennis Eckersely!!!
Starring in an era when stoppers and their roles were not as magnified, Dennis Eckersley was the star of the show. A fireballer, who debuted in the big leagues as a starting pitcher, ‘Eck’ was the man who closed games for the mighty Oakland A’s during their dominance of the late 1980′s and into the 1990′s.
Boasting a career record of 171-151, Eckersely was a solid and very serviceable starter. And after he transitioned to the bullpen, he dominated. Tallying 390 career saves, ‘Eck’ collected 30 or more saves in 8 of the 12 seasons in which he was the team’s closer. During a 5-year stretch from 1988-1992, Eckersely notched ERA’s of 2.35, 1.56, 0.61, 2.96, and 1.91 respectively.
Dennis Eckersely won the American League Cy Young Award and MVP during the 1992 baseball season. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
And I paid just $2.00 for this card featuring a piece of jersey from his dominant days in Oakland!!
