Davey Lopes will live forever in Dodgers folklore. He came up to the club in the early 70's and quickly cemented himself into the starting lineup as our everyday second baseman. Soon, Lopes would be surrounded by three other infielders that he would play with for 9 consecutive seasons. Lopes, Cey, Garvey and Russell would be the longest tenured complete infield in Baseball history.
Davey played in 4 postseasons with the Dodgers, winning the Championship in 1981. His greatest playoff year, though, was in 1978. He helped defeat the Phillies in the NL Championship series by batting .389 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI's in 5 games. Then, in the World Series against the Yankees be belted 2 home runs and had 5 RBI's in Game 1 of the series, and hit another home run in Game 6. Unfortunately, his efforts were all for naught. The Dodgers would fail to take home the crown that season.
Featured here is a 2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites autographed card of Davey Lopes in my collection.
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