1975 Topps Gum Card

Rollie Fingers started his pitching career as a starting pitcher, from 1971 onwards he became one of the best relief pitchers in baseball history. His trademark was a thin, long handle-bar mustache. Pitching in relief in the 1974 World Series, Rollie Fingers won the first game of the series with his 4 1/3 innings of relief. He also saved the final two games, leading the Oakland A's to their third straight world championship and was voted the MVP of the series. In 1977, Fingers became a free agent and signed with the San Diego Padres and led the league in saves the first two years, with his high being 37 in 1978. Fingers was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981 and won both the MVP and Cy Young Awards. In 47 appearances he got a major league 28 saves with an outstanding 1.04 ERA. In 1982, his great relief work helped bring the Brewers a pennant. This 'Hall of Fame' pitcher was 114-118, ERA 2.90 and Rollie Fingers saved 341 games in 944 games. baseballhistorian.com