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											American League
						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1901						0.0%
1902						0.0%
1903	5	George Mullin	DET	22	1.61	23.8%			5	5	1	1	2					19.00	17	0	8	5	6	10	.435	2.37		1.9	.380
1904						0.0%
1905						0.0%
1906	2	Chief Bender	PHI	22	2.54	54.7%			9	9	1	0	3					27.33	24	1	11	8	6	18	.600	2.63		2.7	.300
1907	1	Chief Bender	PHI	23	5.28	33.2%			27	23	0	3	6					83.00	76	0	33	25	23	32	.323	2.71		8.5	.315
1908						0.0%
1909						0.0%
1910	2	Sea Lion Hall	BOS	24	4.35	57.4%			19	17	6	1	5					50.67	38	2	18	11	20	26	.448	1.95		5.0	.263
1911	5	Smoky Joe Wood	BOS	21	3.74	15.2%			11	11	6	2	3					27.67	23	0	11	6	8	23	.742	1.95		3.6	.327
1912	4	Jean Dubuc	DET	23	3.31	26.1%			21	14	2	2	6					58.00	55	1	27	22	20	25	.333	3.41		6.3	.300
1913	2	Reb Russell	CHI	24	6.50	54.3%			94	65	16	5	19					239.00	218	2	117	87	84	106	.351	3.28		18.8	.200
1914	1	Dutch (H) Leonard	BOS	22	7.45	63.8%			150	109	24	18	30					393.67	330	5	149	115	162	208	.423	2.63		37.1	.247
1915	2	Carl Mays	BOS	23	7.18	43.5%			86	61	9	6	15					226.33	204	1	104	77	67	83	.306	3.06		17.1	.199
1916	3	Dutch (H) Leonard	BOS	24	6.05	35.3%			87	52	14	3	18					185.33	157	5	81	65	77	85	.363	3.16		17.9	.206
1917	11	Allen Sothoron	STL	24	2.34	28.4%			67	50	5	6	11					156.33	141	1	84	56	57	56	.283	3.22		7.3	.109
1918	8	Allen Russell	NY	24	1.62	8.2%			9	8	1	3	4					21.00	21	1	10	8	11	8	.250	3.43		1.9	.211
1919						0.0%
1920						0.0%
1921	1	Eddie Rommell	PHI	23	12.53	34.1%			82	51	13	11	14					217.33	240	7	114	99	78	82	.258	4.10		19.1	.233
1922	5	Hub Pruett	STL	21	6.00	21.1%			41	31	5	5	10					78.00	65	1	32	20	39	45	.433	2.31		11.7	.285
1923	2	Sloppy Thurston	STL/CHI	24	15.02	22.6%			58	47	6	4	12					146.33	155	8	58	53	45	53	.265	3.26		18.8	.324
1924	3	Waite Hoyt	NY	24	8.02	19.4%			67	48	7	6	14					156.00	156	9	86	69	70	61	.270	3.98		16.5	.246
1925	10	Ted Lyons	CHI	24	1.56	3.7%			11	8	2	2	3					23.33	23	0	15	12	14	5	.135	4.63		1.8	.164
1926						0.0%
1927						0.0%
1928	1	Willis Hudlin	CLE	22	13.81	9.7%			16	13	6	0	7					36.67	15	0	5	5	13	10	.357	1.23		9.9	.619
1929	2	Wes Ferrell	CLE	21	9.25	9.2%			18	12	5	2	5					46.33	45	2	22	17	25	19	.271	3.30		7.3	.406
1930	6	Hal McKain	CHI	23	4.35	23.0%			43	30	8	4	7					92.67	99	1	63	48	47	46	.315	4.66		5.7	.133
1931	4	Chad Kimsey	STL	24	5.51	18.7%			41	35	4	5	7					91.67	112	1	53	40	27	26	.187	3.93		7.0	.171
1932						0.0%
1933	5	Mel Harder	CLE	23	6.13	12.8%			50	31	7	5	8					102.33	92	2	46	38	44	16	.118	3.34		8.6	.172
1934	5	Mel Harder	CLE	24	5.99	6.7%			15	12	4	2	5					25.33	20	0	8	5	10	9	.300	1.78		4.7	.313
1935						0.0%
1936						0.0%
1937	4	Eddie Smith	PHI	23	6.48	6.0%			15	11	0	1	5					29.00	10	1	6	5	14	20	.833	1.55		5.0	.333
1938	1	Harry Eisenstat	DET	22	14.96	43.4%			98	69	17	10	14					237.33	225	10	115	97	120	132	.383	3.68		20.1	.205
1939	4	Emerson Dickman	BOS	24	8.47	31.6%			100	61	13	10	13					225.67	243	15	151	112	121	80	.220	4.47		13.7	.137
1940	4	Harry Eisenstat	CLE	24	5.39	11.0%			30	18	2	3	8					60.00	61	3	20	20	15	25	.329	3.00		6.9	.230
1941						0.0%
1942	1	Joe Haynes	CHI	24	12.23	24.5%			54	49	8	6	11					116.67	90	5	39	30	58	47	.318	2.31		15.4	.285
1943						0.0%
1944						0.0%
1945						0.0%
1946						0.0%
						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1947	11	Pete Gebrian	CHI	23	0.88	6.1%			23	10	2	0	5					46.00	39	5	39	24	24	14	.222	4.70		1.5	.065
1948	1	Lou Brissie	PHI	24	16.01	41.8%			131	72	15	8	33					289.00	246	8	126	108	137	115	.300	3.36		35.4	.270
1949						0.0%
1950	2	Mickey McDermott	BOS	22	9.60	11.9%			23	16	3	0	5					54.00	34	0	13	10	38	40	.556	1.67		7.8	.339
1951	5	Carl Scheib	PHI	24	7.14	13.6%			35	34	1	3	10					80.00	59	5	25	23	36	25	.263	2.59		7.7	.220
1952	8	Ike Delock	BOS	22	3.90	8.0%			32	18	2	5	5					48.67	48	4	21	20	20	24	.353	3.70		4.5	.141
1953	10	Ray Herbert	DET	23	1.22	9.2%			40	22	4	4	6					77.67	93	5	46	42	35	34	.266	4.87		2.3	.058
1954						0.0%
1955	12	Pedro Ramos	WAS	20	3.61	6.7%			36	22	3	4	5					70.33	68	5	31	28	22	22	.244	3.58		4.6	.128
1956						0.0%
1957	7	Tex Clevenger	WAS	24	2.83	13.2%			43	24	5	4	8	4	.667			78.00	78	7	44	41	28	34	.321	4.73		4.0	.093
1958						0.0%
1959						0.0%
1960						0.0%
1961						0.0%
1962	7	Dean Chance	LA	21	7.47	5.8%			26	16	5	2	8	2	.800			49.67	48	2	15	14	15	28	.444	2.54		6.6	.254
1963	6	Hal Reniff	NY	24	13.01	7.0%			48	30	4	3	18	4	.818			89.33	63	3	31	26	42	56	.533	2.62		12.1	.252
1964	12	Pete Mikkelsen	NY	24	6.24	5.6%			50	27	7	4	12	4	.750			86.00	79	3	35	34	41	63	.525	3.56		7.3	.146
1965						0.0%
1966						0.0%
1967	12	Mike Marshall	DET	24	6.38	4.5%			37	23	1	3	10	3	.769			59.00	51	6	15	13	20	41	.577	1.98		6.6	.178
1968	11	Sparky Lyle	BOS	23	6.94	5.9%			49	29	6	1	11	8	.579			65.67	67	6	25	20	14	52	.642	2.74		7.2	.147
1969	4	Sparky Lyle	BOS	24	14.55	11.1%			123	74	12	6	29	15	.659			177.00	156	14	58	53	73	132	.576	2.69		22.3	.181
1970						0.0%
1971	2	Bart Johnson	CHI	21	18.64	22.5%			223	132	19	17	64	15	.810			376.67	266	20	109	100	163	332	.774	2.39		53.8	.241
1972	2	Terry Forster	CHI	20	23.79	20.2%			182	122	20	17	53	12	.815			292.67	224	14	90	79	114	254	.751	2.43		36.8	.202
1973	4	Doug Bird	KC	23	16.84	21.5%			193	127	19	23	63	20	.759			384.00	340	26	145	127	165	267	.529	2.98		46.8	.242
1974	5	Steve Foucault	TEX	24	15.10	24.7%			181	146	22	21	46	25	.648			359.67	328	19	130	110	113	267	.605	2.75		37.6	.208
1975	1	Goose Gossage	CHI	23	31.07	9.7%			62	49	9	8	26	5	.839			141.67	99	3	32	29	70	130	.769	1.84		22.8	.368
1976	1	Mark Littell	KC	23	18.96	12.1%			131	92	14	15	32	10	.762			226.67	175	11	78	71	105	142	.507	2.82		23.5	.179
1977	9	Mark Littell	KC	24	10.16	18.1%			203	136	25	21	40	16	.714			352.33	304	30	146	131	142	249	.558	3.35		36.5	.180
1978	3	Bob Stanley	BOS	23	17.82	16.2%			197	118	33	18	32	19	.627			337.33	325	16	120	96	114	162	.369	2.56		41.4	.210
1979	6	Byron McLaughlin	SEA	23	14.09	20.1%			242	167	39	27	58	30	.659			438.33	396	29	181	169	217	299	.488	3.47		48.7	.201
1980	10	Shane Rawley	SEA	24	12.16	23.9%			284	179	40	36	50	34	.595			483.33	406	25	185	163	227	407	.643	3.04		53.2	.187
1981	4	Kevin Saucier	DET	24	11.79	14.0%			78	49	5	7	23	3	.885			109.00	81	3	35	28	42	61	.496	2.31		17.0	.218
1982	10	Dave Beard	OAK	22	10.79	4.5%			52	39	10	7	11	8	.579			83.00	70	6	30	25	34	69	.663	2.71		11.0	.212
1983	22	Dave Beard	OAK	23	1.15	3.3%			43	26	5	5	10	3	.769			61.00	55	8	39	38	36	40	.440	5.61		2.2	.051
1984	23	Jimmy Key	TOR	23	1.71	3.9%			63	24	4	5	10	7	.588			62.00	70	8	37	32	32	44	.431	4.65		3.2	.051
1985	8	Brian Fisher	NY	23	12.32	8.9%			125	76	11	7	30	9	.769			188.67	156	17	68	57	63	143	.653	2.72		23.1	.185
1986	5	Dan Plesac	MIL	24	16.29	18.1%			290	154	41	27	51	33	.607			432.00	382	37	184	168	198	342	.590	3.50		49.2	.170
1987	4	Bobby Thigpen	CHI	23	14.97	15.3%			206	132	19	20	47	16	.746			307.00	283	35	137	128	110	233	.593	3.75		35.2	.171
1988	9	Duane Ward	TOR	24	11.04	20.7%			261	171	22	23	71	27	.724			369.00	319	25	159	138	183	290	.578	3.37		37.8	.145
1989	2	Gregg Olson	BAL	22	21.75	8.4%			129	79	9	8	34	9	.791			184.33	138	9	60	51	100	184	.773	2.49		25.6	.198
1990	5	Gregg Olson	BAL	23	16.02	4.3%			64	58	6	5	37	5	.881			74.33	57	3	20	20	31	74	.841	2.42		13.8	.216
						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1991	13	Scott Radinsky	CHI	23	10.02	10.7%			139	81	9	11	39	15	.722			145.00	127	5	46	42	52	121	.676	2.61		20.4	.147
1992	10	Joe Grahe	CAL	24	12.13	7.0%			107	64	6	10	36	11	.766			114.33	94	5	32	29	51	70	.483	2.28		16.9	.158
1993	17	Scott Radinsky	CHI	24	5.88	0.0%
1994						7.3%			46	40	4	3	18	6	.750			56.67	42	2	25	18	26	76	1.118	2.86		10.1	.220
1995	1	Bobby Ayala	SEA	24	12.30	0.0%
1996						0.0%
1997	9	Armando Benitez	BAL	24	10.89	6.8%			98	49	7	7	23	4	.852			104.33	77	8	34	30	62	142	1.022	2.59		16.5	.168
1998	14	Bobby Howry	CHI	24	7.26	4.0%			44	15	0	3	9	2	.818			54.33	37	7	20	19	19	51	.911	3.15		7.2	.164
1999	8	Billy Koch	TOR	24	10.69	4.4%			56	48	0	5	31	4	.886			63.67	55	5	26	24	30	57	.671	3.39		10.1	.180
2000	22	Ryan Kohlmeier	BAL	23	3.98	1.7%			25	22	0	1	13	1	.929			26.33	30	1	9	7	15	17	.378	2.39		4.0	.160
2001	12	Matt Anderson	DET	24	6.83	7.3%			95	62	4	2	28	6	.824			92.00	98	13	62	59	36	79	.590	5.77		7.6	.080
2002	4	Jorge Julio	BAL	23	13.90	5.5%			67	61	5	6	25	6	.806			68.00	55	5	22	15	27	55	.671	1.99		12.8	.191
2003	10	Byung-Hyun Kim	BOS	24	9.76	12.4%			157	117	10	17	61	14	.813			171.00	174	19	93	75	63	156	.658	3.95		18.8	.120
2004	4	Francisco Rodriguez	ANA	22	21.84	5.1%			69	29	4	1	12	7	.632			84.00	51	2	21	17	33	123	1.464	1.82		17.4	.252
2005	3	Huston Street	OAK	21	19.41	12.0%			133	105	7	6	68	9	.883			145.67	98	10	37	35	58	163	1.045	2.16		30.1	.226
2006	5	Francisco Rodriguez	LA	24	19.36	21.6%			266	210	14	16	135	32	.808			280.33	238	36	111	104	104	286	.836	3.34		45.9	.173
2007	7	Joakim Soria	KC	23	14.85	9.2%			110	72	7	5	33	9	.786			119.00	81	8	40	35	31	138	1.232	2.65		23.4	.213
2008	2	Joakim Soria	KC	24	20.67	20.9%			217	146	10	14	83	13	.865			240.00	183	24	79	75	88	234	.863	2.81		39.8	.183
2009						0.0%
2010	1	Neftali Feliz	TEX	22	17.98	10.9%			133	96	6	5	63	7	.900			132.33	83	9	36	33	46	132	1.023	2.24		29.0	.218
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