Today on
the blog we spotlight another card from my recent 1981 "Drake's Big
Pitchers" custom set, this time Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers:
Fingers
was in his superstar prime at the time this card would have seen the
light of day, unknowingly about to find himself with the Milwaukee
Brewers that year on his way to both a Cy Young Award and a Most
Valuable Player Award.
He would put together a wonderful 17-year career which would
see him 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.
