Happy Anniversary Rollie Fingers!!!
On this day in 1982, Rollie Fingers captured the 300th save of his major league baseball career.
Coming off of a Cy Young and MVP season in 1981, Fingers and the Brewers were riding high in 1982. And as the team led their division heading into the last month of the season, several of the Brewers’ top players were performing at their peak – Fingers included.
On this night, in Seattle and in front of 20,000 fans, Fingers added another baseball milestone to his already impressive resume. Save #300 came as he preserved the 3-2 victory over the Mariners.
Fingers’ stat line looked like this – 2 innings pitched, 3 hits allowed, 2 runs allowed, and 1 strikeout. Not the most impressive stuff on this night, but a victory and a save nonetheless.
Happy Anniversary Mr. Rollie Fingers!!!
