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Rollie Fingers wore this jersey in Game 5 of the 1974 World Series. Fingers was named the series MVP while leading the Oakland A's to their third straight Fall Classic title. (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) “I was getting tired,” Fingers said after Game 5 in 1974. “The back of my arm hurt so I couldn’t get a ...
Aug 18, 2011 · Rollie Fingers' 17-year career epitomized the emergence of the modern-day relief ace. After watching him post inconsistent results as a starter, the A's move...
Feb 21, 2022 · 4. Breaking the all-time saves record. June 7, 1980. Fingers’ 228th career save came while playing for the Padres broke the all-time saves record that was previously held by Hoyt Wilhelm. In typical Fingers fashion, he notched the history-making save in long relief with three shutout innings against the Reds.
Now imagine the Oakland A’s from that time. Not only was facial hair accepted, it was encouraged to the extent that anyone who grew it out would receive a bonus. “There really was no facial hair anywhere in the big leagues,” Hall of Fame relief pitcher Rollie Fingers said. “We were a bunch of crazies from Oakland. We broke the mold back ...
Dec 13, 2013 · Rollie Fingers is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after an 18-year career playing for the Athletics, Padres, and BrewersCheck out http://MLB.com/vide...
FINGERS, Roland Glen ("Rollie") ( b. 25 August 1946 in Steubenville, Ohio), Cy Young Award–winning relief pitcher who dominated batters in both major leagues in the 1970s and 1980s. Fingers was raised in Upland, California, one of three children. His mother, Edna Pearl Stafford, was a third-grade teacher; his father, George Michael Fingers, a ...
Sep 6, 2017 · Rollie Fingers gets Pete Rose to fly out for the final out as the Oakland Athletics win Game 7 and the World SeriesCheck out http://MLB.com/video for more!Ab...
