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Rollie Fingers
Roland Glen Fingers

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 15, 1968
vs. DET 1.3 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Final Game September 17, 1985
Born August 25, 1946 in Steubenville, OH

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1968 21 OAK AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.3    4    4    4   1    1    0   1   1     9   0   0 27.00  2.80   10 3.750
 1969 22 OAK AL   6   7  60   8   1   1  30 12  119.0  116   60   49  13   41   61   4   1   503   5   1  3.71  3.45   93 1.319
 1970 23 OAK AL   7   9  45  19   1   0   9  2  148.0  137   65   60  13   48   79   2   5   608   5   0  3.65  3.53   97 1.250
 1971 24 OAK AL   4   6  48   8   2   1  28 17  129.3   94   46   43  14   30   98   8   1   503   3   0  2.99  3.36  112 0.959
 1972 25 OAK AL  11   9  65   0   0   0  41 21  111.3   85   35   31   8   32  113   1   2   437   7   1  2.51  2.85  114 1.051
 1973 26 OAK AL   7   8  62   2   0   0  49 22  126.7  107   41   27   5   39  110   4   2   521   6   0  1.92  3.56  185 1.153 AS
 1974 27 OAK AL   9   5  76   0   0   0  60 18  119.0  104   41   35   5   29   95   1   1   483   6   1  2.65  3.34  126 1.118 MVP-16,AS
 1975 28 OAK AL  10   6  75   0   0   0  59 24  126.7   95   43   42  13   33  115   6   6   493   5   0  2.98  3.64  122 1.011 MVP-4,CYA-3,AS
 1976 29 OAK AL  13  11  70   0   0   0  62 20  134.7  118   40   37   3   40  113   7   2   559  10   0  2.47  3.35  135 1.173 MVP-19,CYA-8,AS
 1977 30 SDP NL   8   9  78   0   0   0  69 35  132.3  123   47   44  12   36  113   1   2   543  12   1  2.99  3.56  119 1.202 MVP-14
 1978 31 SDP NL   6  13  67   0   0   0  62 37  107.3   84   33   30   4   29   72   1   2   434  12   0  2.52  3.29  131 1.053 MVP-14,CYA-8,AS
 1979 32 SDP NL   9   9  54   0   0   0  41 13   83.7   91   47   42   7   37   65   1   2   372   8   2  4.52  3.52   78 1.530
 1980 33 SDP NL  11   9  66   0   0   0  46 23  103.0  101   35   32   3   32   69   0   5   428  13   1  2.80  3.43  123 1.291
 1981 34 MIL AL   6   3  47   0   0   0  41 28   78.0   55    9    9   3   13   61   1   1   297   5   0  1.04  3.44  332 0.872 MVP-1,CYA-1,AS
 1982 35 MIL AL   5   6  50   0   0   0  45 29   79.7   63   23   23   5   20   71   1   4   318   5   0  2.60  3.80  146 1.042 MVP-16,AS
 1984 37 MIL AL   1   2  33   0   0   0  30 23   46.0   38   13   10   5   13   40   0   2   193   2   0  1.96  3.88  198 1.109
 1985 38 MIL AL   1   6  47   0   0   0  37 17   55.3   59   33   31   9   19   24   0   1   241   5   0  5.04  4.19   83 1.410
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Years           118      37       2    341        1474       549      492       39  40  6942 109   7  2.90  3.47  119 1.156
 WL%= .491      114     944       4     709    1701.3       615      123      1299
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   8  65   2   0   0  49 23  117.7  102   42   38   8   34   90   2   2   481   7   0  2.90  3.47  119 1.156
 Career High     13  13  78  19   2   1  69 37  148.0  137   65   60  14   48  115   8   6   608  13   2  1.04  4.19  332 0.872
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 22 OAK AL  60   25    2    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   15    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1970 23 OAK AL  45   39    1    4   0  0   1    1   0  0   2  11  .103  .146  .179   -9    7   4   0   0   0   1
 1971 24 OAK AL  48   33    4    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .212  .235  .212   29    7   5   0   0   0   0
 1972 25 OAK AL  65   19    2    6   0  0   1    2   0  0   0   3  .316  .316  .474  139    9   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 26 OAK AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1975 28 OAK AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-4,AS
 1977 30 SDP NL  78   20    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   9  .050  .050  .050  -72    1   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-14
 1978 31 SDP NL  67   12    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   -2    2   2   0   0   0   0 MVP-14,AS
 1979 32 SDP NL  54   12    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .083  .083  .083  -53    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1980 33 SDP NL  66   18    0    5   3  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .278  .278  .444  104    8   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     497  180   10   31   3  0   2    9   0  0   3  45  .172  .186  .222   16   40  18   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         59    3   10   1  0   1    3   0  0   1  15  .172  .186  .222   16   13   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     78   39    4    7   3  0   1    2   0  0   2  11                           9   5   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 22 OAK AL   28   23    1   1.2    91| .200  .248| .200  .324| .200  .375| .400  .699|  15  .087  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1970 23 OAK AL   45   40    1   0.7    95| .103  .255| .146  .328| .179  .388| .325  .716|  -9  .032  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1971 24 OAK AL   39   31    2   1.7    91| .212  .253| .235  .324| .212  .375| .447  .700|  29  .176  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1972 25 OAK AL   20   14    3   5.8    79| .316  .241| .316  .309| .474  .348| .790  .656| 139  .700   0.6   0.1   0%
 1973 26 OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0    89| .000  .254| .000  .322| .000  .373| .000  .695|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1975 28 OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .325| .000  .376| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1977 30 SDP NL   21   20    0   0.0    94| .050  .257| .050  .323| .050  .392| .100  .715| -72  .000  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1978 31 SDP NL   14   12    0   0.0    87| .167  .251| .167  .318| .167  .370| .334  .687|  -2  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1979 32 SDP NL   13   12    0   0.0    94| .083  .260| .083  .325| .083  .386| .166  .711| -53  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1980 33 SDP NL   19   15    2   3.6    90| .278  .260| .278  .321| .444  .377| .722  .698| 104  .426   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons      201  169    9   1.4    91| .172  .253| .186  .323| .222  .377| .408  .700|  16  .122 -20.5  -2.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1968 21 OAK AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.08    0    1.3
 1969 22 OAK AL   P   60      9   30    3    3  .929  .951  0.65  0.69  2.95  1.88    8  119.0
 1970 23 OAK AL   P   45      7   26    2    3  .943  .951  0.73  0.67  2.01  1.86   19  148.0
 1971 24 OAK AL   P   48     14   24    0    4 1.000  .957  0.79  0.77  2.65  1.98    8  129.3
 1972 25 OAK AL   P   65      7   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.28  0.75  1.46  1.86    0  111.3
 1973 26 OAK AL   P   62      3   14    1    0  .944  .950  0.27  0.86  1.21  1.86    2  126.7 AS
 1974 27 OAK AL   P   76      9   21    0    4 1.000  .946  0.39  0.83  2.27  1.81    0  119.0 AS
 1975 28 OAK AL   P   75      8   14    0    2 1.000  .940  0.29  0.85  1.56  1.87    0  126.7 AS
 1976 29 OAK AL   P   70      4   26    1    2  .968  .949  0.43  0.85  2.00  1.87    0  134.7 AS
 1977 30 SDP NL   P   78      5   19    3    0  .889  .949  0.31  0.67  1.63  1.85    0  132.3
 1978 31 SDP NL   P   67     14   12    1    1  .963  .952  0.39  0.72  2.18  1.91    0  107.3 AS
 1979 32 SDP NL   P   54      3    9    1    0  .923  .952  0.22  0.66  1.29  1.80    0   83.7
 1980 33 SDP NL   P   66      9   11    1    0  .952  .952  0.30  0.69  1.75  1.91    0  103.0
 1981 34 MIL AL   P   47      2   13    1    1  .938  .962  0.32  0.81  1.73  1.98    0   78.0 AS
 1982 35 MIL AL   P   50      4   10    0    1 1.000  .959  0.28  0.73  1.58  1.80    0   79.7 AS
 1984 37 MIL AL   P   33      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.70  1.17  1.78    0   46.0
 1985 38 MIL AL   P   47      7   10    0    1 1.000  .955  0.36  0.70  2.77  1.86    0   55.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1968 21 OAK AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.08    0    1.3
 1969 22 OAK AL   P   60      9   30    3    3  .929  .951  0.65  0.69  2.95  1.88    8  119.0
 1970 23 OAK AL   P   45      7   26    2    3  .943  .951  0.73  0.67  2.01  1.86   19  148.0
 1971 24 OAK AL   P   48     14   24    0    4 1.000  .957  0.79  0.77  2.65  1.98    8  129.3
 1972 25 OAK AL   P   65      7   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.28  0.75  1.46  1.86    0  111.3
 1973 26 OAK AL   P   62      3   14    1    0  .944  .950  0.27  0.86  1.21  1.86    2  126.7
 1974 27 OAK AL   P   76      9   21    0    4 1.000  .946  0.39  0.83  2.27  1.81    0  119.0
 1975 28 OAK AL   P   75      8   14    0    2 1.000  .940  0.29  0.85  1.56  1.87    0  126.7
 1976 29 OAK AL   P   70      4   26    1    2  .968  .949  0.43  0.85  2.00  1.87    0  134.7
 1977 30 SDP NL   P   78      5   19    3    0  .889  .949  0.31  0.67  1.63  1.85    0  132.3
 1978 31 SDP NL   P   67     14   12    1    1  .963  .952  0.39  0.72  2.18  1.91    0  107.3
 1979 32 SDP NL   P   54      3    9    1    0  .923  .952  0.22  0.66  1.29  1.80    0   83.7
 1980 33 SDP NL   P   66      9   11    1    0  .952  .952  0.30  0.69  1.75  1.91    0  103.0
 1981 34 MIL AL   P   47      2   13    1    1  .938  .962  0.32  0.81  1.73  1.98    0   78.0
 1982 35 MIL AL   P   50      4   10    0    1 1.000  .959  0.28  0.73  1.58  1.80    0   79.7
 1984 37 MIL AL   P   33      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.70  1.17  1.78    0   46.0
 1985 38 MIL AL   P   47      7   10    0    1 1.000  .955  0.36  0.70  2.77  1.86    0   55.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 944    108  253   14   23  .963  .952  0.38  0.75  1.91  1.87   37 1701.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       944    108  253   14   23  .963  .952  0.38  0.75  1.91  1.87   37   1701

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1971   ALCS  OAK BAL     L   2   0   7.71  0  0  0  0   2.1   2   2   1   2 
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   3   0   1.69  1  0  0  0   5.1   4   1   1   2 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   6   0   1.74  1  1  2  0  10.1   4   2   4  11 
 1973   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   3   0   1.93  0  1  1  0   4.2   4   1   2   4 
        WS    OAK NYM     W   6   0   0.66  0  1  2  0  13.2  13   1   4   8 
 1974   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   2   0   3.00  0  0  1  0   3     3   1   1   3 
        WS    OAK LAD     W   4   0   1.93  1  0  2  0   9.1   8   2   2   6 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   6.75  0  1  0  0   4     5   3   1   3 
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   3   0   3.86  0  0  2  0   4.2   7   2   1   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2  11   0   3.72  1  2  2  0  19.1  18   8   6  14 
  3 World Series        3-0  16   0   1.35  2  2  6  0  33.1  25   5  10  25 
  9 Postseason Ser      6-3  30   0   2.35  3  4 10  0  57.1  50  15  17  44 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1971   ALCS  OAK BAL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   6   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1973   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK NYM     W   6   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     W   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2  11   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 World Series        3-0  16   6   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .167  .167  .167   0  0   1   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   6-3  30   7   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .143  .143  .143   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1973   OAK AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1974   OAK AL      0  0  0   1     1   2   2   1   0  0   0  1   0  0  0  1  0 
 1975   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1976   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1978   SDP NL      0  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
 1981   MIL AL      0  1  0   0.1   2   2   2   2   0  1   0  0   1  0  0  0  0 
 1982   MIL AL      0  0  0   1     2   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 5/7      0  0  1  0   5.1   6   4   4   3   1  1   0  1   1  2  0  1  0   6.75 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1973   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1974   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1976   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1978   SDP NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1981   MIL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1982   MIL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/7      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1973 *
1974 *
1975
1976
1978 *
1981 *
1982 *

Awards
1974-ML-WS MVP
1977-NL-Rolaids Relief
1978-NL-Rolaids Relief
1980-NL-Rolaids Relief
1981-AL-CYA
1981-AL-MVP
1981-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1974-AL-16-0.06
1975-AL-4-0.38
1976-AL-19-0.04
1977-NL-14-0.05
1978-NL-14-0.05
1981-AL-1-0.81
1982-AL-16-0.03
Car-151-1.42 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1975-AL-3-0.21
1976-AL-8-0.01
1978-NL-8-0.01
1981-AL-1-0.90
1 Cy Young
Car-41-1.13 shares

Won-Loss %
1974 AL-.643-7
1981 AL-.667-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Car-1.156-68

Hits Allowed/9IP
Car-7.80-66

Strikeouts/9IP
Car-6.87-94

Games
1969 AL-60-7
1972 AL-65-2
1973 AL-62-2
1974 AL-76-1
1975 AL-75-1
1976 AL-70-2
1977 NL-78-1
1978 NL-67-7
1980 NL-66-10
1981 AL-47-2
Car-944-16

Saves
1969 AL-12-9
1971 AL-17-4
1972 AL-21-3
1973 AL-22-3
1974 AL-18-4
1975 AL-24-2
1976 AL-20-3
1977 NL-35-1
1978 NL-37-1
1980 NL-23-3
1981 AL-28-1
1982 AL-29-3
1984 AL-23-6
1985 AL-17-8
Car-341-10

SO to Walk
Car-2.64-56

Hit Batsmen
1971 AL-8-5

Games Finished
1971 AL-28-10
1972 AL-41-5
1973 AL-49-2
1974 AL-60-2
1975 AL-59-1
1976 AL-62-2
1977 NL-69-1
1978 NL-62-2
1979 NL-41-8
1980 NL-46-5
1981 AL-41-2
1982 AL-45-5
Car-709-5

Oldest Player
1985 AL-38-10

Black Ink: Pitching - 12 (182) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 58 (422) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (349) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 139.0 (49) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
December 24, 1964: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1976: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics.
June 18, 1976: Previous purchase by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned.
November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.
December 14, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
December 8, 1980: Traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later, Bob Shirley, and Gene Tenace to the St. Louis Cardinals for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
December 12, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich to the Milwaukee Brewers for Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen, and Dave LaPoint.
November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.
January 16, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
November 14, 1985: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Salaries Leaders
1985 Milwaukee Brewers $1,065,000

Career (may be incomplete) $1,065,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms
View Rollie Fingers's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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All-Star 1973 * 1974 * 1975 1976 1978 * 1981 * 1982 *	Awards 1974-ML-WS MVP 1977-NL-Rolaids Relief 1978-NL-Rolaids Relief 1980-NL-Rolaids Relief 1981-AL-CYA 1981-AL-MVP 1981-AL-Rolaids Relief	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1974-AL-16-0.06 1975-AL-4-0.38 1976-AL-19-0.04 1977-NL-14-0.05 1978-NL-14-0.05 1981-AL-1-0.81 1982-AL-16-0.03 Car-151-1.42 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1975-AL-3-0.21 1976-AL-8-0.01 1978-NL-8-0.01 1981-AL-1-0.90 1 Cy Young Car-41-1.13 shares	Won-Loss % 1974 AL-.643-7 1981 AL-.667-9	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Car-1.156-68
Hits Allowed/9IP Car-7.80-66	Strikeouts/9IP Car-6.87-94	Games 1969 AL-60-7 1972 AL-65-2 1973 AL-62-2 1974 AL-76-1 1975 AL-75-1 1976 AL-70-2 1977 NL-78-1 1978 NL-67-7 1980 NL-66-10 1981 AL-47-2 Car-944-16	Saves 1969 AL-12-9 1971 AL-17-4 1972 AL-21-3 1973 AL-22-3 1974 AL-18-4 1975 AL-24-2 1976 AL-20-3 1977 NL-35-1 1978 NL-37-1 1980 NL-23-3 1981 AL-28-1 1982 AL-29-3 1984 AL-23-6 1985 AL-17-8 Car-341-10	SO to Walk Car-2.64-56	Hit Batsmen 1971 AL-8-5
Games Finished 1971 AL-28-10 1972 AL-41-5 1973 AL-49-2 1974 AL-60-2 1975 AL-59-1 1976 AL-62-2 1977 NL-69-1 1978 NL-62-2 1979 NL-41-8 1980 NL-46-5 1981 AL-41-2 1982 AL-45-5 Car-709-5	Oldest Player 1985 AL-38-10