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						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	1	Ned Garvin	MIL	27	2.27	64.1%			10	10	0	0	2					35.67	36	1	21	14	12	17	.354	3.53		2.4	.240
1902	1	Jack Powell	STL	27	3.67	100.0%			8	8	2	1	5					30.33	30	1	14	10	9	9	.231	2.97		5.9	.738
1903	3	Bill Dinneen	BOS	27	2.25	33.0%			7	7	1	1	4					26.33	24	1	10	8	6	14	.467	2.73		4.0	.571
1904	1	Casey Patten	WAS	28	1.80	100.0%			6	6	0	2	3					22.33	23	0	10	8	5	9	.321	3.22		1.8	.300
1905	1	Rube Waddell	PHI	28	6.83	57.5%			24	22	9	1	8					70.00	59	1	27	18	17	44	.579	2.31		8.7	.363
1906	1	Otto Hess	CLE	27	2.88	45.3%			7	7	1	0	3					23.33	19	0	7	5	6	12	.480	1.93		2.7	.386
1907	2	Ed Walsh	CHI	26	4.84	48.5%			41	38	4	3	13					118.67	114	1	43	32	33	50	.340	2.43		13.3	.324
1908	1	Ed Walsh	CHI	27	7.78	81.1%			29	26	8	2	10					76.00	59	0	21	15	14	44	.603	1.78		11.6	.400
1909	1	Frank Arellanes	BOS	27	7.24	65.5%			15	15	3	2	8					37.33	31	0	13	9	7	13	.342	2.17		7.0	.467
1910	1	Ed Walsh	CHI	29	5.04	42.6%			14	12	2	3	8					37.67	29	0	10	7	6	22	.629	1.67		6.5	.464
1911	2	Sea Lion Hall	BOS	25	4.19	43.6%			29	24	7	4	8					83.67	86	1	45	35	39	47	.376	3.77		8.2	.283
1912	2	Jack Warhop	NY	27	4.42	46.6%			35	31	10	4	9					107.00	103	2	51	36	32	51	.378	3.03		11.3	.323
1913	1	Chief Bender	PHI	29	10.80	19.9%			37	31	8	5	16					84.00	74	1	29	20	25	48	.485	2.14		11.9	.322
1914	2	Red Faber	CHI	25	5.55	16.2%			40	30	4	2	8					97.67	104	1	56	37	35	42	.302	3.41		5.3	.133
1915	1	Doc Ayers	WAS	25	8.47	45.7%			87	65	19	11	22					242.67	211	1	89	66	60	108	.399	2.45		27.0	.310
1916	1	Bob Shawkey	NY	25	10.01	43.8%			105	78	23	15	23					234.33	204	2	85	70	57	91	.349	2.69		28.0	.267
1917	1	Jim Bagby	CLE	27	9.79	60.8%			137	102	22	15	40					344.33	295	2	116	87	113	130	.319	2.27		41.7	.304
1918	1	George Mogridge	NY	29	6.76	81.5%			85	76	13	16	26					215.00	216	3	83	63	56	56	.206	2.64		24.0	.282
1919	1	Bob Shawkey	NY	28	4.95	100.0%			67	59	15	7	23					154.67	141	3	61	48	48	71	.376	2.79		19.0	.284
1920	1	Carl Mays	NY	28	8.66	83.7%			72	55	15	6	20					188.67	208	6	82	68	70	58	.209	3.24		21.7	.301
1921	5	Allen Russell	BOS	27	6.80	24.1%			59	47	5	6	17					151.67	174	3	80	68	47	48	.217	4.04		13.0	.220
1922	2	Slim Harriss	PHI	25	9.36	57.4%			106	71	14	15	31					221.33	219	15	111	89	82	102	.339	3.62		32.5	.307
1923	1	Allen Russell	WAS	29	12.43	60.0%			155	109	25	14	35					386.67	370	14	178	137	164	133	.249	3.19		41.7	.269
1924	1	Firpo Marberry	WAS	25	13.62	44.1%			143	103	24	14	31					369.00	395	8	178	137	163	125	.224	3.34		34.4	.241
1925	1	Rube Walberg	PHI	28	13.44	88.3%			258	193	39	27	60					565.33	575	21	290	242	259	244	.293	3.85		57.2	.222
1926	2	Firpo Marberry	WAS	27	12.46	58.8%			170	128	23	19	45					386.33	373	11	175	142	144	128	.248	3.31		43.3	.255
1927	2	Garland Braxton	WAS	27	18.21	62.0%			177	120	30	22	46					377.00	356	9	167	135	129	195	.402	3.22		46.2	.261
1928	3	Waite Hoyt	NY	28	7.08	48.1%			88	70	10	8	34					169.00	162	15	81	65	44	74	.359	3.46		23.5	.267
1929	1	Bill Shores	PHI	25	12.70	37.5%			73	49	17	5	19					190.67	191	8	94	76	59	64	.256	3.59		20.7	.284
1930	3	George Blaeholder	STL	26	6.05	27.3%			51	29	2	4	9					110.00	136	12	83	76	54	48	.253	6.22		4.6	.090
1931	2	Bump Hadley	WAS	26	15.18	43.9%			88	54	14	7	19					228.33	196	4	104	87	106	125	.414	3.43		23.7	.269
1932	4	Chief Hogsett	DET	28	8.85	36.3%			106	80	19	8	20					243.67	239	9	120	96	98	82	.243	3.55		24.9	.235
1933	1	Jack Russell	WAS	27	17.62	30.9%			116	79	20	15	27					253.00	273	12	138	119	96	75	.203	4.23		18.0	.155
1934	1	Lloyd Brown	CLE	29	8.98	75.3%			148	85	19	18	32					315.33	311	15	154	134	131	111	.251	3.82		32.8	.222
1935	2	Oral Hildebrand	CLE	28	7.32	58.7%			111	75	18	12	27					218.00	227	15	122	110	103	71	.215	4.54		20.2	.182
1936	2	Johnny Murphy	NY	27	9.19	49.0%			61	40	11	6	15					139.67	170	9	79	72	60	51	.222	4.64		15.4	.252
1937	2	Johnny Murphy	NY	28	11.65	28.9%			65	53	17	8	17					149.67	140	8	67	55	75	75	.349	3.31		18.7	.288
1938	2	Johnny Murphy	NY	29	10.30	40.4%			97	68	13	9	26					211.67	222	12	118	100	89	76	.244	4.25		19.4	.200
1939	5	Archie McKain	DET	28	6.44	13.0%			42	30	3	5	9					91.00	87	4	46	39	43	40	.308	3.86		9.3	.221
1940	2	Al Benton	DET	29	7.95	24.5%			67	50	10	14	22					133.00	150	12	84	71	70	78	.355	4.80		11.8	.176
1941	3	Tom Ferrick	PHI	26	9.70	18.3%			32	25	7	8	7					92.33	89	5	37	31	26	22	.191	3.02		9.2	.288
1942	3	Tex Hughson	BOS	26	7.27	25.2%			56	37	4	4	12					119.33	126	4	54	45	49	38	.217	3.39		11.1	.198
1943	2	Dizzy Trout	DET	28	11.42	15.2%			45	32	7	4	11					99.00	84	2	35	28	43	53	.417	2.55		13.1	.291
1944	4	Eddie Klieman	CLE	26	8.58	15.5%			48	27	6	5	14					98.00	93	2	29	26	39	30	.227	2.39		16.8	.350
1945	2	Stubby Overmire	DET	26	9.60	18.7%			35	23	1	3	8					65.33	66	2	33	29	30	15	.156	4.00		8.0	.229
						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
1946	4	Steve Gromek	CLE	26	3.25	8.9%			14	11	0	2	8					28.00	20	0	10	9	10	24	.800	2.89		4.1	.293
1947	1	Joe Page	NY	29	22.51	56.5%			213	145	36	26	59					425.00	348	16	142	123	192	238	.441	2.60		49.4	.232
1948	5	Earl Johnson	BOS	29	7.03	20.5%			64	40	14	2	10					142.67	171	13	89	84	60	60	.260	5.30		6.7	.105
1949						0.0%
1950	3	Bob Hooper	PHI	28	8.85	17.8%			40	35	7	5	13					73.00	70	4	33	27	31	36	.356	3.33		11.7	.293
1951	3	Bob Kuzava	NY	28	9.86	33.3%			97	61	12	5	25					178.67	130	4	57	47	82	90	.425	2.37		26.9	.277
1952	10	Luis Aloma	CHI	28	1.93	6.4%			25	15	3	1	6					40.00	42	5	20	19	11	18	.340	4.28		2.6	.104
1953	8	Tom Gorman	NY	28	4.30	8.8%			39	15	4	4	6					73.00	56	4	27	23	30	37	.430	2.84		5.3	.136
1954	1	Ray Narleski	CLE	25	12.76	29.6%			105	54	9	5	27					183.67	121	16	52	46	71	108	.563	2.25		25.4	.242
1955	2	Don Mossi	CLE	26	12.33	38.0%			215	118	25	16	50					379.33	337	24	143	129	145	241	.500	3.06		43.7	.203
1956	1	Don Mossi	CLE	27	13.13	61.7%			168	103	27	17	38					301.00	271	19	133	115	130	176	.439	3.44		30.7	.183
1957	2	Bob Grim	NY	27	11.97	36.3%			124	93	26	14	46	15	.754			205.67	176	17	72	65	95	142	.524	2.84		29.3	.236
1958	1	Dick Hyde	WAS	29	24.44	47.3%			159	124	23	10	58	11	.841			288.33	222	10	86	72	107	184	.559	2.25		47.9	.301
1959	4	Mike Fornieles	BOS	27	10.22	54.8%			204	122	14	19	48	18	.727			347.67	345	34	162	147	127	187	.396	3.81		29.8	.146
1960	1	Mike Fornieles	BOS	28	17.25	34.0%			143	90	15	10	31	11	.738			238.67	211	14	90	78	95	144	.471	2.94		30.0	.210
1961	4	Terry Fox	DET	25	12.87	35.3%			227	161	28	31	56	28	.667			360.33	313	40	164	142	176	232	.474	3.55		40.5	.178
1962	1	Dick Radatz	BOS	25	27.07	43.0%			207	148	28	17	63	24	.724			348.33	283	22	112	104	141	311	.733	2.69		52.3	.253
1963	1	Dick Radatz	BOS	26	30.61	41.3%			298	213	39	24	90	23	.796			503.67	413	46	167	146	165	403	.697	2.61		68.1	.229
1964	1	Dick Radatz	BOS	27	30.51	46.9%			413	279	55	37	106	31	.774			720.00	540	64	242	223	275	550	.675	2.79		84.2	.204
1965	2	Bob Lee	CAL	27	24.50	35.9%			316	224	45	34	96	29	.768			602.33	462	49	212	185	219	420	.617	2.76		71.5	.226
1966	1	Jack Aker	KC	25	26.22	47.5%			436	289	40	42	120	32	.789			702.67	588	45	256	224	240	460	.556	2.87		76.8	.176
1967	1	Minnie Rojas	CAL	28	17.26	57.5%			474	293	42	42	123	36	.774			747.67	619	41	257	218	271	536	.602	2.62		82.3	.174
1968	1	Wilbur Wood	CHI	26	19.01	39.3%			297	177	30	26	63	13	.829			480.00	369	27	159	135	174	306	.564	2.53		44.5	.150
1969	1	Ken Tatum	CAL	25	29.45	48.6%			526	337	71	56	137	48	.741			792.00	662	65	280	245	329	563	.568	2.78		100.1	.190
1970	3	Ken Sanders	MIL	28	19.45	46.9%			563	345	44	66	149	64	.700			797.00	686	48	299	248	322	516	.512	2.80		91.4	.162
1971	1	Ken Sanders	MIL	29	26.40	47.9%			509	321	57	47	131	39	.771			752.33	637	57	271	244	281	431	.469	2.92		87.5	.172
1972	1	Sparky Lyle	NY	27	26.76	41.8%			393	257	39	36	121	33	.786			582.67	525	27	227	190	249	406	.525	2.93		51.6	.131
1973	3	Cy Acosta	CHI	26	18.23	41.0%			376	280	54	41	110	34	.764			719.00	620	43	279	237	256	446	.509	2.97		78.9	.210
1974	2	Tom Murphy	MIL	28	21.64	47.7%			384	312	45	37	97	39	.713			644.33	581	36	198	175	228	406	.502	2.44		80.0	.208
1975	3	Rollie Fingers	OAK	28	14.78	67.5%			514	360	59	44	121	56	.684			866.67	758	66	338	290	336	566	.517	3.01		89.2	.174
1976	2	Rollie Fingers	OAK	29	18.91	46.9%			485	354	65	57	121	42	.742			911.00	744	37	305	272	360	663	.601	2.69		100.6	.207
1977	1	Bill Campbell	BOS	28	30.62	62.8%			713	498	106	76	200	73	.733			1,207.33	1090	101	466	421	474	899	.575	3.14		147.1	.206
1978	1	Goose Gossage	NY	26	25.84	48.6%			602	435	65	69	156	61	.719			992.33	876	65	390	342	437	674	.513	3.10		107.5	.179
1979	3	Sid Monge	CLE	28	24.22	32.6%			435	317	50	42	112	43	.723			643.67	547	40	231	198	303	368	.433	2.77		88.4	.203
1980	1	Doug Corbett	MIN	27	30.17	51.9%			627	454	52	47	185	49	.791			1,037.00	900	60	355	305	351	604	.483	2.65		141.0	.225
1981	2	Goose Gossage	NY	29	15.38	62.5%			318	239	35	30	100	32	.758			531.00	466	39	187	171	218	373	.545	2.90		61.9	.195
1982	1	Bob Stanley	BOS	27	27.94	68.8%			758	533	97	95	199	77	.721			1,346.67	1188	117	528	487	513	924	.543	3.25		159.0	.210
1983	2	Bob Stanley	BOS	28	27.22	51.6%			620	422	63	62	177	70	.717			1,030.67	951	74	426	395	406	626	.461	3.45		112.0	.181
1984	2	Willie Hernandez	DET	29	31.25	58.2%			768	549	85	74	237	80	.748			1,166.67	996	91	458	395	488	852	.574	3.05		142.5	.186
1985	1	Bob James	CHI	26	28.34	51.8%			715	500	72	74	215	65	.768			1,109.00	1019	96	465	418	440	788	.540	3.39		128.9	.180
1986	1	Mark Eichhorn	TOR	25	27.44	41.6%			619	384	66	58	158	63	.715			1,060.67	933	93	411	377	366	848	.653	3.20		123.2	.199
1987	2	Tom Henke	TOR	29	21.76	54.8%			716	485	69	75	179	74	.708			1,136.00	1059	134	535	488	440	889	.593	3.87		118.9	.166
1988	2	Mike Henneman	DET	26	20.49	34.7%			450	318	42	41	148	46	.763			598.67	529	52	202	186	190	464	.645	2.80		85.0	.189
1989	1	Jeff Montgomery	KC	27	24.61	52.6%			807	533	70	70	243	85	.741			1,142.67	979	69	411	367	428	931	.662	2.89		138.6	.172
1990	2	Bobby Thigpen	CHI	26	26.44	61.8%			891	639	57	78	292	92	.760			1,122.33	1006	77	470	409	437	954	.661	3.28		132.4	.149
						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	1	Duane Ward	TOR	27	22.05	62.7%			765	558	56	53	303	69	.815			928.33	753	61	328	287	331	778	.718	2.78		145.5	.190
1992	3	Duane Ward	TOR	28	17.89	51.7%			775	467	42	62	200	66	.752			869.33	774	70	317	287	334	671	.606	2.97		105.1	.136
1993	2	Duane Ward	TOR	29	20.12	50.1%			658	423	39	38	206	59	.777			701.00	636	50	267	227	293	585	.630	2.91		97.9	.149
1994	3	Ken Ryan	BOS	25	11.01	46.0%			299	195	18	28	85	31	.733			345.67	348	24	165	153	142	262	.535	3.98		40.8	.136
1995	1	Jose Mesa	CLE	29	21.85	44.0%			394	261	25	22	124	34	.785			441.67	392	45	192	175	175	388	.684	3.57		60.7	.154
1996	2	Troy Percival	CAL	26	19.83	32.1%			288	206	14	11	105	20	.840			319.67	272	44	135	126	146	291	.696	3.55		46.6	.162
1997	4	Mariano Rivera	NY	27	17.63	32.1%			459	279	40	36	143	37	.794			507.33	490	44	202	182	199	474	.688	3.23		71.9	.157
1998	3	Mariano Rivera	NY	28	18.34	33.6%			396	272	18	30	133	37	.782			422.33	383	44	194	181	163	393	.720	3.86		56.0	.141
1999	1	Derek Lowe	BOS	26	23.43	37.5%			467	274	36	34	137	42	.765			567.67	438	50	210	190	216	570	.872	3.01		90.0	.193
2000	1	Derek Lowe	BOS	27	23.17	39.1%			553	390	38	34	192	38	.835			624.00	574	59	240	224	205	524	.673	3.23		100.5	.182
2001	2	Keith Foulke	CHI	28	21.19	45.4%			568	440	30	50	234	58	.801			610.67	574	59	264	249	215	566	.717	3.67		85.6	.151
2002	1	Billy Koch	OAK	27	21.57	42.5%			507	359	37	32	183	38	.828			551.67	468	50	222	206	211	539	.794	3.36		82.2	.162
2003	3	Damaso Marte	CHI	28	19.35	49.6%			635	393	30	48	175	63	.735			670.33	575	73	299	270	263	616	.735	3.62		86.8	.137
2004	1	Joe Nathan	MIN	29	24.42	50.3%			721	446	39	46	214	58	.787			770.33	701	77	332	311	337	735	.708	3.63		99.9	.139
2005	6	B.J. Ryan	BAL	29	14.31	29.0%			321	225	23	28	114	29	.797			348.67	294	27	126	110	134	363	.848	2.84		52.5	.164
2006	3	Jonathan Papelbon	BOS	25	25.61	25.9%			314	211	20	12	128	23	.848			343.67	268	22	114	104	100	375	1.019	2.72		65.8	.210
2007	2	Bobby Jenks	CHI	26	21.85	41.2%			502	321	29	28	187	38	.831			523.67	396	33	170	158	185	520	.895	2.72		96.0	.191
2008	4	Francisco Rodriguez	LA	26	17.82	33.3%			355	263	18	15	173	28	.861			368.67	306	28	130	113	134	346	.786	2.76		65.3	.184
2009	1	Andrew Bailey	OAK	25	21.42	60.2%			708	436	38	47	237	55	.812			742.00	627	61	263	237	274	757	.840	2.87		118.5	.167
2010	4	Joakim Soria	KC	26	16.10	41.8%			505	340	24	32	205	42	.830			514.00	421	46	195	174	187	489	.804	3.05		77.8	.154
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		Sources:
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		baseball-reference.com
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