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Dennis Eckersley is one of only a few pitchers to excel as both a starter and a closer. His 390 saves put him in the top 5 of all time, while his 197 victories put him close to the top 100 of all time. He made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1975. On May 30, 1977, he pitched a no-hitter against the California Angels. After three solid seasons with the Indians, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1978. That year he won 20 games for the Sox. He remained a mainstay in the Boston rotation until 1984, when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. He remained in the Cubs rotation for the next two seasons, and was traded to the Oakland Athletics for three minor leaguers just before the start of the 1987 season.
Oakland manager Tony LaRussa decided to convert Eckersley into a closer, and Eckersley went on to become one of the most dominating firemen for the next decade. He notched over 30 saves every year from 1988 to 1993, and Oakland reached the World Series in 1988, 1989, and 1990. Yet the most remembered moment of Eckersley's career in those years was when he gave up a game-winning home run to a hobbled Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. In 1990, he had a minuscule 0.61 ERA, and in 1992 he recorded 51 saves and won the American League Cy Young Award. Eckersley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 6, 2004.
This road gray Oakland A's jersey was worn by Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley during the 1993 season. This jersey is tagged on the tail with a Russell Diamond Collection size 46/wash tag and a 100% Polyester flag tag. This style manufacturer's tag is typically found on 1992 jerseys, however, the patch on the sleeve allows us to date this jersey to the 1993 season. "ECKERSLEY" is affixed to a nameplate on the back of this jersey. A velcro closure exists behind the "Oakland" script logo on the front. Jersey exhibits light evidence of use, primarily in the form of some loose stitching and evident wash wear to twill lettering, numbers, and logo.View Lot Detail page