Dennis Eckersley
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/10/2006 07:12 pm by admin
Were there really no “protect the 9th inning lead” relievers in baseball before Dennis Eckersley?
When I read Eckersley’s Wikipedia page, I was surprised that it stated that Tony LaRussa was given credit for this novel idea that began 19 years ago.
I could have sworn I witnessed some closers way before him that did this type of role. I thought the star closers of 30+ years ago like Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, and Bill Campbell (to name just a few) would mostly pitch only to get the final three outs of the game.
Preferably someone who watched and followed Major League Baseball way before 1988 (and with a good memory of what the bullpens were like at the time) could answer this
Closers before the mid 80s usually pitched 2-3 innings to get a save, including Eckersley until LaRussa changed it when he came in. Guys like Gossage and Lee Smith almost always came in during the 7th or 8th and closed it out.
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