Dennis Eckersley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:awards 1992
gptkbp:bats Right
gptkbp:birthDate 1954-10-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Plymouth,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:ESPN
gptkbp:careerStart 390
gptkbp:championshipsWon 1989
gptkbp:charityWork Supports various youth programs.
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:currentTeam gptkb:Boston_Red_Sox
gptkbp:draft gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkbp:era 3.50
gptkbp:famousFor Transitioning from starting pitcher to closer.
gptkbp:famousQuote "You can't be afraid to fail."
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Dennis_Lee_Eckersley
gptkbp:highSchool gptkb:Plymouth-Carver_High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dennis Eckersley
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bob_Gibson
gptkb:Sandy_Koufax
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Dale_Murphy
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Boston_Red_Sox
gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
gptkb:Oakland_Athletics
gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkbp:league 1992
gptkbp:nickname Eck
gptkbp:notableArtists 2004
gptkbp:notableEvent First pitcher to earn a save in both the AL and NL Championship Series.
gptkbp:notableGames 1992 All-Star Game.
1993 All-Star Game.
1989 World Series Game 1.
1990 ALCS Game 3.
1991 ALCS Game 5.
1997 ALDS Game 1.
1998 ALCS Game 4.
1998 ALDS Game 3.
1998 World Series Game 1.
1998 World Series Game 2.
gptkbp:numberOfFigures 43
gptkbp:personalLife Married_to_Jennifer_Eckersley.
gptkbp:playoffAppearances 6
gptkbp:position Pitcher
gptkbp:profession 197
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gptkbp:retirementYear 1998
gptkbp:signature Slider
gptkbp:sportsTeam 6 times
gptkbp:style Unorthodox pitching motion.
gptkbp:throws Right