DOUG RAU - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: TERRY FORSTER, BURT "HAPPY" HOOTON - HFSID 164559

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: DOUG RAU, TERRY FORSTER, BURT HOOTON
Signed 5½x3½ photograph of three Dodger greats Doug Rau, Terry Forster and Burt Hooton.
Photograph signed: "Doug Rau" "Terry Forster," and "Burt Hooton". B/w, 5½x3½. DOUG RAU (b.1948) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the California Angeles between 1972 and 1981. A Texas A&M graduate, Rau was the number draft pick for the Dodgers in the 1970 amateur draft. He pitched 8 out his 9 seasons with the Dodgers, leading his team to the 1977 World Series where they were defeated by the New York Yankees. During game 4 of the series, Rau got into a verbal argument with manager Tommy Lasorda which almost resulted in blows. The mouthy argument was recorded on Lasorda's microphone, and is considered one of the most profane altercations caught on tape in sports history. Rau played his last game on May 26, 1981 with the Angeles, retiring with a win-loss record of 81-60, an ERA of 3.35 and 697 strikeouts. TERRY "TREES' FORSTER (b.1952)had a sixteen-year career with five Major League teams (1971-1986), having his best years as a relief pitcher with the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was American League Fireman of the Year (1974). Prior to that, he pitched 138 consecutive innings (1971-1973) without allowing a home run. Arm problems and overeating eventually reduced his effectiveness. BURT HOOTON (b.1950)acquired the ironic nickname "Happy" from Tommy Lasorda for never looking the part. In 1971, Hooton went to Tacoma, where his 19-strikeout game tied a 66-year-old Pacific Coast League record. In his first three ML games, in September of that year, he held opposing hitters to a .111 average and struck out 15 in one game. His unusual knuckle curve made him a mainstay of baseball's best rotation through nine seasons and three pennants. During the prolonged 1981 postseason, he went 4-1 with a 0.82 ERA and defeated the Yankees in the final game of the WS. Fine condition.