Known For
Acting
Known Credits
10
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 3, 1954 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, U.S.
Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and color commentator. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of two pitchers in major league history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career.
Eckersley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004 in his first year of eligibility. He previously worked with NESN as a part-time color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts, and has also worked for Turner Sports as a game analyst for their Sunday MLB Games and MLB postseason coverage on TBS. He retired from NESN in 2022.
| 2022 | Remembering Jerryas Himself | |
| 2019 | The Cobra at Twilightas | |
| 2018 | Improbably Gibsonas Self | |
| 2018 | Generations of the Gameas | |
| 2016 | School of Rickeyas Self | |
| 2014 | The Day the Series Stoppedas Self | |
| 2009 | 30 for 30as Self | |
| 2009 | Studio 42 with Bob Costasas Self | |
| 2005 | Fever Pitchas Dennis Eckersley | |
| 1989 | Great Sports Moments of the 80'sas Self (archive footage) |