In 2011, Justin Verlander became the first pitcher to be named the MVP since Dennis Eckersley in 1992.

The 1970s were not much better, with the Indians trading away several future stars, including Graig Nettles, Dennis Eckersley, Buddy Bell and 1971 Rookie of the Year Chris Chambliss, for a number of players who made no impact.

In 1977, pitcher Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels.

Finally, a " Fourth Dynasty " won three consecutive pennants and the 1989 World Series behind Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and Dennis Eckersley.

On September 16, 1993, at age 41, he collected his 3, 000th career hit with a single off Oakland Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley.

) As a result, later teams have been more willing to move successful starters — notably Dennis Eckersley, Dave Righetti, and John Smoltz — to the permanent role of closer, with no plans to bring them back to the rotation ( although Smoltz bucked that trend by successfully returning to the rotation in 2005 ).

The Red Sox acquired Buckner from the Cubs for Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley on May 25,.

** Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics ( AL )

** Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics ( AL )

** Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics ( AL )

On September 16, 2004, Schilling won his 20th game of the for the Red Sox, becoming the fifth Boston pitcher to win 20 or more games in his first season with the team, and the first since Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley in 1978.

* Dennis Eckersley, baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher

Alomar's game-tying, ninth inning home run against Oakland relief ace Dennis Eckersley, in Game 4 of the 1992 American League Championship Series, is considered by many as the most important hit in the club's history, as the team's three previous trips to the ALCS had ended in disappointment ; he was the Most Valuable Player of the ALCS.

In 2002 he became only the second pitcher in history to have had both a 20-win season and a 50-save season ( the other being Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley ).

Dennis Lee Eckersley ( born October 3, 1954 ), nicknamed " Eck ", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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In the first game of the 1988 World Series, Dennis Eckersley tried to strike out Kirk Gibson with a slider, but Gibson was sitting on that pitch and hit a game-winning home run.

Those such as Dennis Eckersley, as with many others, actually prolonged their tapering careers and often sparked them to new life.

As of October 2010, five pitchers are currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame chiefly for their accomplishments as relief pitchers: Goose Gossage, Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, and Dennis Eckersley ( although Eckersley and Wilhelm also had significant careers as starting pitchers.

* 1952 – Dennis Lamp, American baseball player

* Dennis Cook ( born 1962 ) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Dennis Dale " Denny " McLain ( born March 29, 1944 ) is an American former professional baseball player.

At one point in the late 1980s, six natives of Rossmoor and Los Alamitos were playing baseball in the major leagues -- Robb Nen, J. T. Snow, Greg Harris, Dennis Lamp, Greg Pirkl, and Mike Kelly.

* Jim Morris started a brief professional baseball career at the age of 35 ; the 2002 film The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid, is based on Morris ' life.

* Dennis Lamp ( born 1952 ), American baseball pitcher

* Taylor Dennis, professional baseball player.

The school recently hired their first coaches in baseball and soccer ; in baseball, Dennis Pugh, who coached at a local high school for decades, and soccer coach Ron Pulvers.

Rocky Dennis ( Eric Stoltz ), who suffers from a skull deformity, is accepted without question by his freewheeling biker mother's boyfriends, the extended motorcycle family, and his maternal grandparents ( who share his love of baseball card collecting ) but treated with fear, pity, awkwardness, and teasing by those unaware of his humanity, humor, and intelligence.

Second and third season episodes began to focus on Dennis at school learning to read, going to camp, playing baseball, being in scouting, and of course trying to help Mr. Wilson.

The Bulls ’ second appearance on film was in the movie The Rookie which was released in 2002 and starred Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris, a baseball pitcher who is now retired.

The national baseball park in Managua ( Nicaragua's capital city ), Dennis Martínez National Stadium, was named in his honor.

The show featured a variety of celebrity guests including Esther Williams as a famous dress designer, baseball superstars Don Drysdale and Willie Mays as themselves, teen heartthrob James Darren as a pop singer with the measles, canine superstar Lassie as herself, and young Jay North as Dennis the Menace.

* Estadio Dennis Martinez ( baseball and football )

Other distinguished alumni include John K. Hanson, founder of Winnebago Industries ; Irving " Bud " Alne, former Lockheed executive ; Dennis N. Highby, CEO of Cabela's ; Kent Stock, coach of Norway Iowa High School baseball portrayed by actor Sean Astin in the film The Final Season ; and Dan Meyer, 2007 Ig Nobel Laureate in Medicine, and President of the Sword Swallowers Association International.

Dennis Mark Malaska ( born January 17, 1978 in Youngstown, Ohio ) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in and the Boston Red Sox in in Major League Baseball.

* The Rookie ( 2002 film ), a baseball film starring Dennis Quaid based on the life of pitcher Jim Morris

City officials, led by Mayor Dennis Koho, and civic leaders worked toward getting a new baseball stadium located and built in Keizer.

** Hogan pinned Luger after a impostor Sting ( Dennis Rodman in a Sting costume ) hit Luger with a baseball bat.

She dated L. A. Rams guard Dennis Harrah and baseball player Reggie Jackson.

Dennis Cregg thinks that David Cregg has never attended another baseball game.