David Earle Lopes (pronounced /ˈloʊps/; 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 and an outfield/baserunning instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies.
He is of Cape Verdean descent.
In a 16-season career, Lopes posted a .263 batting average with 155 home runs and 614 RBI in 1812 games.
Lopes spent nine ...
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David Earle Lopes (pronounced /ˈloʊps/; 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 and an outfield/baserunning instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies.
He is of Cape Verdean descent.
In a 16-season career, Lopes posted a .263 batting average with 155 home runs and 614 RBI in 1812 games.
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.
Used in the leadoff role most of his career, Lopes has been one of the most effective base stealers in baseball's modern era, retiring with 557 stolen bases (83.01%). In 1975, he established what was then a MLB record by stealing 38 consecutive bases without getting caught, leading the National...
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