RIP Davey Lopes

[True Dough]

LOS ANGELES -- Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wednesday. He was 80.

The Dodgers were informed of his death in Rhode Island by his former wife, Lin Lopes.

Lopes was a four-time All-Star during his 10 years with the Dodgers. He played in four World Series, winning the 1981 championship. He holds the franchise record for most games played at second base with 1,134. His 1,145 games batting leadoff are second in the organization only to Maury Wills (1,279).

Lopes was 27 years old when he made his MLB debut on Sept. 22, 1972. The next season, Steve Garvey, Bill Russell, Ron Cey and Lopes began the first of 8½ consecutive years starting together in the infield.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48431732/dodgers-great-davey-lopes-four-all-star-dies-80

[Redleg]

1. A good ballplayer. I remember seeing him play

Requiescat in pace.

[Ponietz]

2. I have Davey's autograph

He was playing for the AA team the Albuquerque Dodgers. I won a contest in grade school for best President’s Physical Fitness test poster and my prize was a ball signed by the whole team. 1972. The World Series winning Dodgers’ infield was playing in Albuquerque then — Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Ron Cey, Joe Ferguson. Pretty cool.

RIP Davey.

[littlemissmartypants]

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[Jilly_in_VA]

4. I always liked him, even though I was a Braves fan.