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That explains why it looked deliberate. It was. It was just drunk-type-deliberate, not suicide-type-deliberate.
Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley pitched for the Red Sox from 1978 to 1984 and again in 1998.
Dennis Lee Eckersley played between 1975 and 1998 and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics
and St. Louis Cardinals. 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.
Born: October 3, 1954
Oakland, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
*MLB debut
April 12, 1975, for the Cleveland Indians
*Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1998, for the Boston Red Sox
*MLB statistics
Win–loss record
197–171
Earned run average
3.50
Strikeouts
2,401
Saves
390
*Teams
* Cleveland Indians (1975–1977)
* Boston Red Sox (1978–1984)
* Chicago Cubs (1984–1986)
* Oakland Athletics (1987–1995)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1997)
* Boston Red Sox (1998)
*Career highlights and awards
* 6× All-Star (1977, 1982, 1988, 1990–1992)
* World Series champion (1989)
* AL MVP (1992)
* AL Cy Young Award (1992)
* ALCS MVP (1988)
* 2× AL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1988, 1992)
* 2× MLB saves leader (1988, 1992)
* Pitched a no-hitter on May 30, 1977
* Athletics No. 43 retired
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
* Athletics Hall of Fame
* Baseball Hall of Fame (2004)
Dennis Lee Eckersley played between 1975 and 1998 and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics
and St. Louis Cardinals. 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.
Born: October 3, 1954
Oakland, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
*MLB debut
April 12, 1975, for the Cleveland Indians
*Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1998, for the Boston Red Sox
*MLB statistics
Win–loss record
197–171
Earned run average
3.50
Strikeouts
2,401
Saves
390
*Teams
* Cleveland Indians (1975–1977)
* Boston Red Sox (1978–1984)
* Chicago Cubs (1984–1986)
* Oakland Athletics (1987–1995)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1997)
* Boston Red Sox (1998)
*Career highlights and awards
* 6× All-Star (1977, 1982, 1988, 1990–1992)
* World Series champion (1989)
* AL MVP (1992)
* AL Cy Young Award (1992)
* ALCS MVP (1988)
* 2× AL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1988, 1992)
* 2× MLB saves leader (1988, 1992)
* Pitched a no-hitter on May 30, 1977
* Athletics No. 43 retired
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
* Athletics Hall of Fame
* Baseball Hall of Fame (2004)
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