28 Facts About Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of two pitchers in major league history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career.

Dennis Eckersley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility.

Dennis Eckersley previously worked with NESN as a part-time color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts, and has worked for Turner Sports as a game analyst for their Sunday MLB Games and MLB postseason coverage on TBS.

Dennis Eckersley grew up in Fremont, California, rooting for both the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball .

Dennis Eckersley played for the football team as a quarterback until his senior year, when he gave up football to protect his throwing arm from injury.

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Dennis Eckersley won 29 games as a pitcher at Washington, throwing a 90-mile-per-hour fastball and a screwball.

Dennis Eckersley struck out 12 batters and only allowed two to reach base, Tony Solaita on a walk in the first inning and Bobby Bonds on a third strike that was a wild pitch.

Dennis Eckersley noted in Pluto's book that he realized the problem he had after family members videotaped him while drunk and played the tape back for him the next day.

Indeed, Dennis Eckersley started two games with the A's before an injury to then-closer Jay Howell opened the door for Dennis Eckersley to move into the closer's role.

Dennis Eckersley saved 16 games in 1987 and then established himself as a dominant closer in 1988 by recording a league-leading 45 saves.

Dennis Eckersley recorded 4 saves against the Red Sox in the regular season, and he dominated once more by recording saves in all four games as the A's swept the Red Sox in the 1988 ALCS.

Dennis Eckersley saved 220 games during the five years and never posted an ERA higher than 2.

Dennis Eckersley gave up five earned runs in the entire 1990 season, resulting in a 0.

Dennis Eckersley was the American League's Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner in 1992, a season in which he posted 51 saves.

Dennis Eckersley's numbers slipped following 1992: although he still was among the league leaders in saves, his ERA climbed sharply, and his number of saves never climbed above 36.

Dennis Eckersley's contract was the first major league deal after a three-month signing ban resulting from a labor dispute between owners and the players union.

Dennis Eckersley continued in his role as closer and remained one of the league's best, with 66 saves in two seasons in St Louis.

Dennis Eckersley's career saves total ranks seventh on the all-time list as of early 2017.

When he retired, Dennis Eckersley had appeared in more games than any other pitcher in major league history, though he ranks fifth all-time as of early 2021.

Dennis Eckersley was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

In 2017, Dennis Eckersley rejoined the Athletics as the special assistant to Dave Kaval, the team's president.

Dennis Eckersley began working as a studio analyst and color commentator for the Boston Red Sox on NESN in 2002.

Dennis Eckersley was the primary substitute for Remy when he was unavailable, including filling in for the final two months of the 2013 season, when Remy took extended time off due to the murder indictment of his son, Jared.

Dennis Eckersley continued to work with Orsillo's successor, Dave O'Brien, for various Red Sox games, and often worked with Remy and O'Brien in a three-man booth prior to Remy's death in 2021.

Dennis Eckersley worked with TBS as a studio analyst from 2008 to 2012.

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In 2013, Dennis Eckersley moved to the booth with TBS, calling Sunday games for the network and providing postseason analysis from the booth.

Dennis Eckersley married his first wife Denise in 1973 and they had a daughter, Mandee Dennis Eckersley.

Dennis Eckersley's third wife, Jennifer, is a former lobbyist and manages Eckersley's business and charitable affairs.