English: Dennis Eckersley at the All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade 2008. Photographer Martyna Borkowski. Originally Uploaded by Tabercil, CC BY 2.0. BIOGRAPHY - Dennis Lee Eckersley (born 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. Eckersley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility.