Dodgers Legend Davey Lopes Dies at 80

Davey Lopes, a four-time All-Star infielder and key member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield during the 1970s and 1980s, died on April 8 in Rhode Island. He was 80.

The Dodgers announced Lopes' death, which his former wife, Lin Lopes, informed the organization of from a hospital where he had been receiving treatment. According to reports, he had been battling Parkinson's disease. "The Dodgers mourn the loss of Davey Lopes, who passed away today at age 80," the team stated on social media. "Lopes was a member of the team's record-setting infield of the 1970s and 1980s and one of the finest base-stealers in MLB history. Our condolences go out to his family and friends."

Lopes spent the bulk of his 16-season playing career with the Dodgers, debuting in 1972 at age 27 and remaining until 1981. He formed one-quarter of baseball's longest continuous infield alongside first baseman Steve Garvey, third baseman Ron Cey and shortstop Bill Russell, starting together for eight and a half consecutive years from 1973 through the Dodgers' 1981 World Series victory over the New York Yankees. That championship marked Lopes' only title as a player, though he appeared in four...