Davey Lopes, four-time All-Star and one of MLB's greatest base stealers, dead at 80

Davey Lopes, a four-time MLB All-Star known for swiping bags while connected nan basepaths, has died. He was 80.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, who Lopes played astir of his 16-year profession with, released a connection connected Wednesday confirming his death.

"The Dodgers mourn nan nonaccomplishment of Davey Lopes, who passed distant coming astatine property 80. Lopes was a personnel of nan team’s record-setting infield of nan 1970s and 1980s and 1 of nan finest guidelines stealers successful MLB history.

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Davey Lopes of nan Los Angeles Dodgers takes batting believe astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, California, circa 1978. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)

"Our condolences spell retired to his family and friends."

Lopes secured 1 World Series during his years successful Los Angeles, arsenic he was portion of nan 1981 squad that won it all. It was besides nan 4th consecutive play Lopes made nan All-Star squad for nan National League.

He besides played for nan Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros pursuing his clip pinch nan Dodgers, and doing truthful up until 42 years aged earlier getting into coaching.

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Lopes was a precocious bloomer successful position of debut age, playing his first crippled for nan Dodgers astatine 27 successful 1972. And correct aft retirement, Lopes remained successful MLB, serving arsenic chair coach for nan Texas Rangers from 1989-91.

From there, he would bounce astir to nan Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres successful various roles until he landed arsenic a head for nan Milwaukee Brewers.

Lopes held that station from 2000-02, going 144-195 successful those 3 seasons earlier being axed. He went backmost to nan Padres to service arsenic their first guidelines coach earlier holding nan aforesaid position pinch nan Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies.

Davey Lopes of nan Washington Nationals stands successful nan dugout earlier crippled 3 of nan National League Division Series against nan Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected Oct. 10, 2016. (Patrick McDermott/Washington Nationals/Getty Images)

Lopes yet retired from coaching successful 2017, marking 45 consecutive years, almost half-a-century, that he was making an effect connected America’s pastime.

But possibly his biggest effect was being a portion of a Dodgers' infield that has gone down successful history arsenic 1 of nan top four-man squads to play nan game. While Lopes was playing 2nd base, he was accompanied by first baseman Steve Garvey, 3rd baseman Ron Cey and shortstop Bill Russell.

In Lopes’ 1,139 games astatine 2nd guidelines for nan Dodgers, he played 833 pinch nan different three, which is an MLB record, per nan Elias Sports Bureau. The adjacent closest is 623 games, group by nan Cubs successful nan 1960s.

Lopes was besides a velocity demon connected nan basepaths, tallying 557 stolen bases, which puts him 26th all-time. He led nan convention while pinch nan Dodgers successful back-to-back seasons successful 1975 (77) and 1976 (63).

In 1975, Lopes group an MLB grounds pinch 38 consecutive stolen bases without getting caught, which was since surgery by Vince Coleman successful 1988.

Davey Lopes bats during batting believe earlier a Major League Baseball crippled astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, California, circa 1980. Lopes played for nan Dodgers from 1972 to 1981. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)

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In nan field, Lopes collected a Gold Glove Award successful 1978, while providing coagulated protect activity for whichever squad he played for passim his career.

Lopes slashed .263/.349/.388 pinch a .737 OPS for his career, collecting 1,671 hits, 232 doubles, 155 location runs and 614 RBI successful 1,812 games.

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