Subject(s): Al Lopez Sport: Baseball Location: Al Lopez Park, Tampa, FL Unveiled: 3/10/1992 Sculptor: Stephen Dickey Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: AL LOPEZ. BORN AUGUST 20, 1908. YBOR CITY, FLORIDA. DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER WITH THE BROOKLYN DODGERS, BOSTON BRAVES AND PITTSBURGH PIRATES AS A CATCHER, SETTING THE ORIGINAL ALL-TIME RECORD FOR MOST GAMES CAUGHT IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. HE FURTHER DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY AS MANAGER OF THE PENNANT-WINNING CLEVELAND INDIANS AND CHICAGO WHITE SOX. FOR HIS ADMIRABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES AS A PLAYER AND MANAGER HE WAS TAMPA'S FIRST INDUCTEE INTO BASEBALL'S HALL OF FAME IN 1977. STATUE UNVEILED OCTOBER 3, 1992. Links: Sculptor