Discover
Dennis Lee Eckersley, nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) 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 MLB history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career. He is the pitcher who gave up a dramatic walk-off home run to the injured Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
Birth Name
Dennis Lee Eckersley
Born
Sunday, 03 October 1954
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Big Papi's Places | Self | 2022 |
| Walk-Off Stories: Improbably Gibson | Self | 2018 |
| MLB on TBS | Self - Game Analyst | 2016 |
| School of Rickey | 2016 | |
| MLB Network Presents | Self | 2015 |
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Self | 2013 |
| 2009 National League Championship Series | Himself - Pregame Analyst | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| Prime 9 | Self / Himself | 2009 |
| Top Chef | Baseball Hall of Famer / Red Sox Pitcher / Self - Guest Diner | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Big Papi's Places | Self | 2022 |
| Walk-Off Stories: Improbably Gibson | Self | 2018 |
| MLB on TBS | Self - Game Analyst | 2016 |
| School of Rickey | 2016 | |
| MLB Network Presents | Self | 2015 |
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Self | 2013 |
| 2009 National League Championship Series | Himself - Pregame Analyst | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| Prime 9 | Self / Himself | 2009 |
| Top Chef | Baseball Hall of Famer / Red Sox Pitcher / Self - Guest Diner | 2006 |
| Fever Pitch | Dennis Eckersley | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005 |
| 1990 World Series | Self - Oakland Athletics Pitcher | 1990 |
| Sunday Night Baseball | Self - Oakland Athletics Pitcher / Self - St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher | 1990 |
| 1989 World Series | Self - Oakland Athletics Pitcher | 1989 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self - Oakland Athletics Pitcher | 1983 |
