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Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wednesday. He was 80.
The Dodgers were informed of his death by his former wife, Lin Lopes. She told the team Lopes had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and died at a hospital in his hometown of East Providence, Rhode Island.
Lopes was a four-time All-Star during his 10 years with the Dodgers. He played in four World Series, winning the 1981 championship. He holds the franchise record for most games played at second base with 1,134. His 1,145 games batting leadoff are second in the organization's history to Maury Wills (1,279).
Garvey, Lopes, Russel, and C
Steve Garvey (1 , Davey Lopes (2, Bill Russell (SS), and Ron Cey (3 formed the longest-running, most stable starting infield in Major League Baseball history, playing together for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1973 to 1981
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