Unveiling MLB’s Ultimate Closer: The Untold Stories Behind the Most Saves in History
4. 15 – Dennis Eckersley
Eckersley had the misfortune of being on the pitching end of one of the most exciting playoff home runs of all time when Kirk Gibson took him deep in 1988. But part of the reason that moment is so iconic is because Eckersley was one of the best pitchers of his generation at the peak of his powers. He was coming off a runner-up finish in the Cy Young voting that season and an MVP award in the ALCS.
And Eck would get his World Series ring the following year, saving the Game 4 in the Athletics’ sweep of the Giants.


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