Rollie Fingers chose to retire from baseball rather than shave off that iconic mustache. Rollie Fingers of the Oakland A's is seen, in By Chris Landers. February 21, Close icon. Up Next More icon. What do you get when you combine a block party and a baseball league? Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. VA ntage Point. Louis Cardinals. Fingers played American Legion Baseball while in high school.
During college, he received a sign-on bonus to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he turned down their offer and signed with the Kansas City Athletics in December Fingers played in the minor leagues as a relief pitcher until , when he joined the Oakland Athletics.
He served for six years, while playing in the minor and major leagues. Fingers led the league in games pitched twice and finished in the top 10 in league saves seven times. The Oakland Athletics won three World Series titles from to A: I mean, the field is always the same — feet and six inches, feet down the basepaths, but the kids are doing a lot better with the mechanics and have been practicing a lot more on those. The game has changed a little bit, the bullpens have changed a little bit.
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He is also one of the more popular sports speakers. Rollie is available for various media, corporate and fundraising events, speaking engagements, appearances, autograph signings, golf outings, celebrity softball games and endorsements.
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