Davey Lopes: Dodger Legend's Base-Stealing Legacy

0:00On April 8, baseball lost a legend this week with the passing of Davey Lopes at 80 years old. The former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, one of the game's top base dealers, died Wednesday in Rhode Island, according to his former wife, who notified the team. Lopez spent 10 standout years with the Dodgers, earning four all-star nods and playing in four-world series, including their 1981 championship win. He set franchise marks like most games at second base with 1,134 and second most lead-off games behind only Mory Willes. Then 1974 infield crew, with Steve Garvey, Bill Russell, and Ron C, locked down the positions for 8.5 straight years. Lopes swive 418 bags for the Dodgers, second all-time there, with an unmatched 83.1% success rate on, steals. He peaked leading the majors with 77 steals in 1975, and the national league with 63, the next year. Even nabbing, 28 in a row without getting caught. In 1978, he smashed two

1:05homers in World Series Game 1 and snagged a goal glove. Later, Lopes tallied 557 career steals, managed the brewers early 2000s, and coached multiple teams to another title with. The Phillies. His brothers, Patrick and John, plus sisters Jean, Judith, Mary and Nina, survived him, leaving a blueprint for speed and smarts on the bases that echoes through Dodger history. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI.