2 innings in a 7–2 loss to the Montreal Expos. He finished his rookie season in 1980 with a 3–3 win–loss record, a 1.96 earned run average (ERA), and 40 strikeouts over innings pitched. Beckwith suffered double vision in 1981, sidelining him the entire season in which the Dodgers won the World Series. He sustained the injury in spring training while pitching batting practice without a screen in front to shield him. Jack Perconte hit a pitch back at him. Beckwith quickly ducked and avoided being hit as the ball flew by his head. He thought he had avoided a serious injury, but the double vision manifested itself in the following days. Beckwith underwent two surgeries to restore the balance in his eyes, and he returned to the Dodgers in mid-1982. Beckwith won the 1985 World Series with the Royals. He pitched two innings in his lone appearance in Game 4, and was one of only two relief pitchers the Royals used during the series (the other being closer Dan Quisenberry). Beckwith was subsequently released by the organization on March 28 of the following year. After signing with the Toronto Blue Jays but unable to make it onto their major league roster, he rejoined the Dodgers on July 31, 1986. He played his final major league game on September 30 that same year, at the age of 31. Later life After retiring from baseball, Beckwith lived in Atlanta for several years before returning to Auburn. He worked in the concrete industry with Ready Mix USA/CEMEX. He also coached local youth baseball and softball. He managed the Alabama Dixie Youth team that won the state championship in 2004. That same year, Beckwith was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, becoming the first graduate of Auburn High to be enshrined there. He was subsequently honored in Auburn’s Tiger Trail Walk of Fame in 2006. Beckwith died on May 22, 2021. He was 66, and suffered from colon cancer in the two-and-a-half years leading up to his death. See also List of Auburn University people Notes References External links , or Pura Pelota 1955 births 2021 deaths Albuquerque Dukes players Auburn High School (Alabama) alumni Auburn Tigers baseball players Auburn University alumni Baseball players from Alabama Cotuit Kettleers players Deaths from cancer in Alabama Deaths from colorectal cancer Kansas City Royals players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Sportspeople