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 Almost as famous for his handlebar
mustache as his pitching, the lanky
righthander retired as the greatest
relief artist in baseball, lasting
17 years. When he finally called it
quits in 1985, Fingers held the
major-league records for most career
saves (341) and
World
Series
saves (7)...
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Known for his control and
durability, a full-time reliever,
winning 11 games in relief and
saving 21 to lead Oakland to its
first-ever World Series appearance.
In the decisive seventh game against
the Reds, Fingers worked out of a
bases-loaded, one-out jam in the
eighth inning to preserve the 3-2
victory and the championship. He
piled up another 22 saves with a
1.92 era in 1973 with two World
Series saves, and led the AL in
games in 1974 with 76. In 1974
Fingers pitched the final two
innings of the only four-pitcher
no-hitter in baseball history as he,
Vida
Blue,
Glenn
Abbott,
and
Paul
Lindblad
combined to blank the
California Angels
5-0.
Fingers shone in the
World Series that year, earning the
victory in Game One, then saved
Oakland's other three victories over
the Dodgers to win Series MVP
honors. Fingers figured in 55
percent of his team's victories, and
won both the MVP and the Cy Young
Awards.
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