Friday, July 21, 2023

1960'S DEDICATED ROOKIES: 1969 ROLLIE FINGERS

Been a while since I posted one of my 1960's "Dedicated Rookies" from my special custom set released a few years ago, so today we post up my 1969 dedicated card for the great Rollie Fingers of the Oakland A's:



Fingers would put together a wonderful 17-year career which would see him win both a Cy Young and MVP Award in 1981 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Lead the league in saves three times, post sub-2.00 ERA's 12 times and finish up with a sparkling 2.90 career ERA over 944 games and 1701.1 innings pitched.
He was named to seven all-star teams, both in the A.L. and N.L., before closing out his career in 1985, finishing with a 114-118 record with 341 saves.
One of the great characters of the decade! But a force out of the 'pen as well.
He was voted into the Hall in 1992, his second year on the ballot, garnering 81.2% of the vote.

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