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5 days ago · To conclude the festivities, ‘74 World Series MVP Rollie Fingers threw a ceremonial first pitch. On the receiving end behind home plate was flamethrowing closer Mason Miller.
5 days ago · Among the legends in attendance was Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers. In a memorable moment before the game, Fingers, who played a pivotal role in the A’s success during the 1970s, delivered the ceremonial first pitch to Miller.
5 days ago · Two generations of A’s pitching dominance collided as Mason Miller caught a ceremonial first pitch from '74 World Series MVP Rollie Fingers. By the Numbers. Miller, 25, caught the first pitch from Fingers, 77. Miller leads all MLB relievers with 14 saves, 60 strikeouts, and a .132 opponents' batting average.
5 days ago · Jackson added that his Birmingham teammates — including Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi, who went on to win three World Series with him in Oakland — saved him from getting into physical confrontations with Southern racists.
4 days ago · With the score tied at 6 in the top of the 12th inning in Game 2 of the World Series against the Athletics, Mays singled up the middle off closer Rollie Fingers, plating Bud Harrelson and giving New York a 7-6 lead.
4 days ago · Philadelphia Phillies. The former location of the Phillies Wall of Fame in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame, officially known as the Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame for sponsorship reasons, is an exhibit located at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The exhibit is a collection of ...
4 days ago · Jackson, who played in Birmingham, spoke of the racism he endured with the Athletics’ Double-A team in 1967 before he was called up to the big leagues later that year. “Coming back here is not ...
