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Welcome to our Store and Thank You for your Business Comes with the new pictured 16x20 Top Loader. FUJIFILM Photo Paper Poster measures approximately 16" x 20" in size. Hand-signed by Rollie Fingers (Oakland Athletics, HOF) . The autograph includes an official Beckett Authentication Services serially numbered hologram for authenticity purposes. The signing of this item was witnessed by Beckett. Authentication: Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) Hologram # W813180 Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1968 and 1985. His effectiveness helped to redefine the value of relievers within baseball and to usher in the modern closer role. A seven-time All-Star, he led the major leagues in saves three times, and was named Rolaids Relief Man of the Year four times. He first gained prominence as a member of the Oakland Athletics championship teams of the early 1970s, when his flamboyant handlebar mustache made him perhaps the most identifiable member of The Mustache Gang, which led Oakland to become the only non-New York Yankees team ever to win three consecutive World Series titles. Fingers was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1974 World Series after earning a win in the opener and saves in the last three games to secure the title. Fingers joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent after the 1976 season, and led the major leagues with 35 saves in 1977 before tying the National League (NL) single-season record with 37 saves the following year. Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 1980 season, he led that team to its first playoff appearance in 1981, receiving the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award and Cy Young Award after earning 28 saves in the strike-shortened season with an earned run average (ERA) of only 1.04, allowing just 9 runs in 78 innings pitched. He also helped them reach the World Series in 1982, the team's only appearance to date. Having surpassed Hoyt Wilhelm's major league record for career saves in 1980, Fingers was the first pitcher to reach 300 saves, and retired after the 1985 season with 341 saves, which remained the record until surpassed by Jeff Reardon in 1992. He set franchise records for career saves for all three of his teams, holding the Athletics mark from 1973 to 1990, the Padres record from 1977 to 1997, and the Brewers record from 1984 to 1989. He is also particularly remembered for his "long saves" of two or more innings, for which he still holds the record of 135. At the end of his career he also ranked third in major league history in career games pitched (944), relief wins (107) and relief innings pitched (1,505+2⁄3), and second in strikeouts in relief (1,183); he held the Padres franchise record for career games pitched from 1980 to 1989. His career ERA of 2.90 ranked eighth among pitchers with at least 1,500 innings pitched after 1930. Fingers was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, making him just the second reliever elected after Wilhelm. Both the Athletics and Brewers retired his uniform number following his induction. Pitcher Born: August 25, 1946 (age 77) Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 15, 1968, for the Oakland Athletics Last MLB appearance September 17, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers MLB statistics Win–loss record 114–118 Earned run average 2.90 Strikeouts 1,299 Saves 341 Teams Oakland Athletics (1968–1976) San Diego Padres (1977–1980) Milwaukee Brewers (1981–1982, 1984–1985) Career highlights and awards 7× All-Star (1973–1976, 1978, 1981, 1982) 3× World Series champion (1972–1974) AL MVP (1981) AL Cy Young Award (1981) World Series MVP (1974) 4× Rolaids Relief Man Award (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981) 3× MLB saves leader (1977, 1978, 1981) Pitched a combined no-hitter on September 28, 1975 Oakland Athletics No. 34 retired Milwaukee Brewers No. 34 retired Athletics Hall of Fame American Family Field Walk of Fame Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1992 Vote 81.2% (second ballot) Due to the uniqueness of each item, please refer to the photos provided in this listing. 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