Davey Lopes

Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes

Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 15
Second baseman/Manager/Coach
Born: May 3, 1945 (1945-05-03) (age 66)
East Providence, Rhode Island
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 22, 1972 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1987 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average     .263
Home runs     155
Runs batted in     614
Stolen bases     557
Teams

As player

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards

David Earle Lopes (play /ˈlps/; born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently the first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He is of Cape Verdean descent.

Contents

Career

Playing

In a 16-season career, Lopes posted a .263 batting average with 155 home runs and 614 runs batted in in 1,812 games played.

Lopes spent nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers as their regular second baseman. Along with Steve Garvey (1B), Bill Russell (SS) and Ron Cey (3B), they formed the longest running infield in baseball history, which stayed together for eight and a half seasons.[citation needed]

Used in the leadoff role most of his career, Lopes has been one of the most effective base stealers in baseball's modern era.[citation needed] His 557 career stolen bases rank 25th all-time as of 2010, but his success rate of 83.01% (557 steals in only 671 attempts) ranks 3rd-best all time among players with 400 or more career stolen bases (behind Tim Raines and Willie Wilson). In 1975, Lopes stole 38 consecutive bases without getting caught, breaking a 53-year-old record set by Max Carey.[1] Lopes' record was later broken by Vince Coleman in 1989. Lopes led the National League with 77 steals in 1975, and again with 63 the following season.

A rare blend of speed and power, Lopes hit a career-high 28 home runs in 1979, becoming one of only seven second basemen in NL history to have hit that many home runs in a season (Rogers Hornsby, Davey Johnson, Jeff Kent, Ryne Sandberg, Juan Samuel and Chase Utley are the others). He also hit 17 twice (1978 and 1983), appeared in four consecutive All-Star games from 1978–81, played in one Division Series, six NLCS and four World Series, including as a member of the 1981 World Champion Dodgers. Arguably Lopes' best World Series was against the Yankees in 1978, when he hit three home runs and seven RBIs.

Before the 1982 season, the Dodgers sent Lopes to the Oakland Athletics to make room for rookie second baseman Steve Sax, breaking up the longest playing infield in history who had been starters since 1974. With Oakland, Lopes teamed with Rickey Henderson to steal 158 bases, setting a new record for teammates. Henderson collected 130, Lopes 28. After that, Lopes also played with the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. He stole 47 bases at the age of forty and 35 at forty-one, before retiring at the end of the 1987 season.

Coaching

Following his retirement as a player, Lopes coached for several teams, including stints as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and first base coach for the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals. Lopes was hired as the Brewer's manager under Bud Selig's recommendation of hiring a manager with a minority background. He initially energized the team, which featured a high-powered offense although pitching woes and Lopes's own risky style of game management led to losing seasons.[citation needed] Tired of the Brewers' continued poor performance and Lopes's media and field antics,[citation needed] club management fired him as manager after 15 games into the 2002 season.

First base coaching

Drawing upon his experience as a proficient base-stealer during his time as a player, Lopes contribution as the Phillies first-base coach has been praised by players and coaches alike.[citation needed] He is known for his careful observation of the opposing pitcher and how he times the pitches with a stop-watch.[citation needed] Runners rely heavily on his judgement when determining the optimal pitch to steal second or third base on.[citation needed]

In each of his Lopes' three seasons with the Phillies, the team led the majors in stolen base percentage, including the best in MLB history in 2007 – 87.9% (138-for-157). They finished second or third in total steals each of those seasons.[2]

On November 22, 2010 he was named the first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Managerial records

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
MIL 2000 73 89 .451 3rd in NL Central
MIL 2001 68 94 .420 4th in NL Central
MIL 2002 3 12 .200 6th in NL Central (fired)
Total 144 195 .425

Statistics

Career hitting[3]
G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1,812 6,354 1,671 232 50 155 1,023 614 557 833 852 .263 .349 .388 .737

Controversy

In 2001 Lopes was the target of controversy following statements he made regarding stolen-base king Rickey Henderson. Managing a game for the Milwaukee Brewers, Lopes was enraged that Henderson had stolen second base in the seventh inning, while Henderson's Padres held a seven-run lead. Lopes said that this violated an unwritten rule against "showing up" the opposing team. Lopes was quoted, "He was going on his ass. We were going to drill him."[4][5] Henderson withdrew from the game as a result.

Personal life

Lopes was diagnosed with prostate cancer following a routine physical in February, 2008.[6]

Highlights

  • 4-time All-Star (1978–1981)
  • First in the All-Star Game vote (1980)
  • NL Gold Glove Award (1978)
  • Twice led NL in stolen bases (1975–76)
  • His career 557 stolen bases ranks him 24th in All-Time list
  • Ranks sixth in All-Time list with an 83.01% stolen base success rate
  • Ranks second in Dodgers history with 413 steals behind Maury Wills (490)
  • In the 1978 World Series against the Yankees, hit two home runs and drove in five runs in Game One, and added another HR in the sixth and final game.
  • Stole five bases in the 1981 NLCS
  • Stole four bases in the 1981 World Series
  • Set a NLCS record (since broken) with eight career stolen bases
  • Tied an NL record (since broken) with five stolen bases in a game (1974)

Feats

  • On August 20, 1974, Lopes set a club record (since broken by Shawn Green) with 15 total bases in a Dodgers 18–8 victory against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Lopes hit three home runs, a double and a single, as Los Angeles totaled 48 bases, also a team record.
  • In 1975, Lopes set a MLB record by stealing 38 consecutive bases without getting caught, breaking a 53-year old mark set by Max Carey. Lopes' record was broken by Vince Coleman in 1989.

See also

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Curt Motton
Baltimore Orioles First Base coach
1992–1994
Succeeded by
Jerry Royster
Preceded by
Dan Radison
San Diego Padres First Base coach
1995–1999
Succeeded by
Alan Trammell
Preceded by
Phil Garner
Milwaukee Brewers Manager
2000–2002
Succeeded by
Jerry Royster
Preceded by
Alan Trammell
San Diego Padres First Base coach
2003–2005
Succeeded by
Tye Waller
Preceded by
Don Buford
Washington Nationals First Base coach
2006
Succeeded by
Jerry Morales
Preceded by
Marc Bombard
Philadelphia Phillies First Base coach
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Sam Perlozzo
Preceded by
Mariano Duncan
Los Angeles Dodgers First Base Coach
2011–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lou Brock
National League Stolen Base Champion
1975–1976
Succeeded by
Frank Taveras



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