I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

99 ERA in each year. 60 ERA. 613636364.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004 his first year of eligibility. Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3 1954) nicknamed "Eck" is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.