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						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
1913	1	Erskine Mayer	PHI	24	4.42	37.1%			41	28	6	2	1					84.33	87	2	43	30	32	30	.252	3.20		4.6	.112
1914	1	Zip Zabel	CHI	23	6.66	54.6%			106	81	13	7	6					280.33	245	8	127	90	103	114	.328	2.89		14.3	.135
1915	2	Ed Appleton	BRO	23	2.07	82.5%			118	78	7	9	2					311.33	321	9	176	136	119	149	.339	3.93		4.3	.036
1916	4	Steamboat Williams	STL	24	0.49	29.3%			28	21	4	2	1					52.33	60	3	31	24	13	12	.164	4.13		0.9	.032
1917	2	Oscar Horstmann	STL	26	4.67	58.5%			94	64	14	6	4					243.67	216	5	114	83	81	102	.343	3.07		12.2	.130
1918						0.0%
1919						0.0%
1920	2	Huck Betts	PHI	23	3.10	26.3%			44	31	0	1	0					109.67	100	3	54	43	52	30	.197	3.53		4.2	.095
1921	4	Lefty York	CHI	28	5.24	34.1%			58	34	6	4	1					154.00	168	3	75	65	70	79	.332	3.80		4.9	.084
1922	2	Art Decatur	BRO	28	7.29	44.2%			161	102	13	11	3					351.67	402	11	210	173	122	100	.191	4.43		15.1	.094
1923	3	Nick Dumovich	CHI	21	5.14	33.9%			68	35	7	5	1					187.67	228	5	110	95	82	50	.161	4.56		4.0	.059
1924	4	Rip Wheeler	CHI	26	5.18	47.5%			114	77	7	7	1					284.67	283	14	139	121	70	61	.173	3.83		11.8	.104
1925	1	Walter Huntzinger	NY	26	10.07	24.7%			67	34	6	3	2					142.67	147	2	74	59	52	42	.211	3.72		9.0	.134
1926	2	Bunny L. Hearn	BOS	22	5.54	44.2%			98	54	7	6	5					205.67	217	6	114	95	80	50	.168	4.16		10.2	.104
1927	1	Watty Clark	BRO	25	8.63	7.7%			24	19	5	2	2					49.67	46	1	16	15	12	22	.379	2.72		5.4	.225
1928	6	Jim Faulkner	NY	28	4.85	31.1%			106	66	12	10	5					253.00	282	14	137	114	79	66	.183	4.06		11.5	.108
1929	5	Hal Elliott	PHI	30	3.51	36.6%			83	47	5	4	6					169.00	190	5	98	85	73	55	.209	4.53		9.5	.114
1930	4	Al Grabowski	STL	28	5.29	20.6%			91	50	6	6	1					181.33	218	13	105	94	62	65	.232	4.67		11.4	.125
1931	3	Allyn Stout	STL	26	5.44	23.6%			77	44	5	0	5					146.00	170	6	98	85	75	59	.241	5.24		7.8	.101
1932	2	Tex Carleton	STL	25	9.05	5.8%			22	16	3	2	0					52.00	51	1	19	19	14	37	.569	3.29		5.9	.268
1933	11	Roy Henshaw	CHI	21	0.46	4.8%			21	10	2	1	0					38.67	32	0	22	18	20	16	.308	4.19		0.8	.038
1934	4	Joe Bowman	NY	24	4.99	13.7%			64	35	3	2	3					133.33	148	6	90	77	81	57	.249	5.20		3.5	.055
1935	2	Ed Heusser	STL	26	12.76	49.1%			158	77	11	4	4					340.33	410	23	209	170	123	115	.216	4.50		15.1	.096
1936	2	Harry Gumbert	NY	26	9.13	48.7%			221	132	20	17	12					501.33	534	31	275	235	230	213	.279	4.22		26.2	.119
1937	1	Ira Hutchinson	BOS	26	9.55	14.0%			71	34	8	3	1					118.00	120	9	53	46	54	51	.293	3.51		8.1	.114
1938	1	Tot Presnell	BRO	31	11.92	18.2%			50	37	6	6	5					114.67	109	6	48	38	48	45	.287	2.98		11.6	.232
1939	2	Junior Thompson	CIN	22	9.15	35.2%			118	66	13	4	3					271.33	250	18	131	120	124	104	.278	3.98		16.7	.142
1940	4	Ken Raffensberger	CHI	22	4.61	35.2%			187	100	18	16	11					373.00	420	21	224	178	146	157	.277	4.30		11.9	.063
1941	1	Howie Krist	STL	25	11.58	47.1%			216	116	24	11	8					449.33	439	22	231	196	221	144	.218	3.93		24.3	.113
1942	2	Murray Dickson	STL	25	12.05	19.8%			95	50	16	5	5					231.00	178	5	74	63	109	112	.390	2.45		20.4	.215
1943	3	George Munger	STL	24	5.73	34.3%			117	58	10	8	6					202.00	193	7	102	84	81	103	.376	3.74		13.0	.111
1944	4	Blix Donnelly	STL	30	5.48	21.5%			67	35	1	4	3					139.33	121	4	80	61	89	64	.305	3.94		4.5	.067
1945	3	Slim Emmerich	NY	25	4.70	34.7%			94	53	12	6	3					232.33	243	11	122	105	95	66	.195	4.07		10.2	.109
1946	1	Emil Kush	CHI	29	14.98	37.7%			142	79	15	11	10					324.33	271	16	116	96	122	130	.331	2.66		29.8	.210
1947	1	Kent Peterson	CIN	21	13.35	22.5%			154	68	12	7	3					286.00	265	14	117	98	145	121	.295	3.08		26.7	.173
1948	1	Jess Dobernic	CHI	30	9.24	32.7%			253	109	31	18	12					449.67	420	37	228	201	224	221	.343	4.02		26.4	.104
1949	7	Bob Hall	BOS	25	4.62	16.7%			118	60	8	3	0					209.33	197	12	122	102	125	118	.366	4.39		7.3	.062
1950	5	Frank Smith	CIN	22	7.82	22.5%			129	67	10	7	8					260.33	225	28	134	120	143	161	.438	4.15		13.9	.108
1951	4	Bob Kelly	CHI	23	7.30	15.3%			101	41	3	1	3					166.00	158	11	89	75	96	71	.280	4.07		10.0	.099
1952	1	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	23	9.22	17.5%			69	40	1	9	3					143.33	121	13	61	60	71	89	.464	3.77		6.3	.091
1953	2	Bob Milliken	BRO	26	11.08	17.7%			136	61	9	8	2					249.33	244	32	150	132	108	131	.372	4.77		12.6	.093
1954	3	Jim Davis	CHI	29	8.11	29.0%			180	73	13	14	11					352.00	336	36	199	174	165	155	.309	4.45		19.3	.107
1955	5	Don Bessent	BRO	24	8.73	24.2%			159	66	14	7	7					282.67	280	38	152	137	129	142	.347	4.36		16.4	.103
1956	2	Lindy McDaniel	STL	20	8.93	13.9%			72	28	11	5	1					166.67	149	14	78	58	59	70	.337	3.13		11.2	.156
1957	7	Lloyd Merritt	STL	24	5.59	14.1%			115	44	4	5	13	3	.813			177.33	174	15	92	81	72	104	.423	4.11		10.7	.093
1958	2	Glen Hobbie	CHI	22	11.02	29.4%			173	89	20	9	18	4	.818			293.00	275	22	143	124	155	176	.409	3.81		21.9	.127
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
1959	3	Orlando Pena	CIN	25	5.16	10.1%			38	16	2	4	5	1	.833			87.67	88	15	48	41	27	51	.443	4.21		4.6	.121
1960	4	Chris Short	PHI	22	7.11	31.9%			137	65	18	12	9	6	.600			216.00	198	13	83	75	87	132	.463	3.13		19.8	.145
1961	3	Don Nottebart	MIL	25	8.74	41.1%			231	114	18	13	12	6	.667			388.67	367	35	187	163	173	249	.461	3.77		26.8	.116
1962	2	Bobby Bolin	SF	23	9.30	35.2%			226	86	14	13	11	9	.550			408.33	419	52	238	194	193	269	.440	4.28		21.5	.095
1963	1	Larry Bearnarth	NY	21	9.25	18.1%			109	47	4	8	5	5	.500			197.33	173	11	82	65	75	99	.399	2.96		11.6	.106
1964	3	Billy McCool	CIN	19	12.95	21.0%			164	61	11	7	16	6	.727			262.67	221	20	100	86	105	199	.610	2.95		20.7	.126
1965	3	Gary Wagner	PHI	25	10.25	29.9%			249	108	17	18	29	7	.806			390.00	343	23	160	134	148	287	.585	3.09		33.1	.133
1966	7	Bob Priddy	SF	26	5.98	15.4%			118	45	11	6	6	1	.857			225.00	200	24	98	86	92	146	.500	3.44		12.5	.106
1967	6	Don Shaw	NY	23	5.73	17.6%			170	71	8	14	12	10	.545			228.67	227	20	112	99	91	181	.569	3.90		9.5	.056
1968	2	Luke Walker	PIT	24	7.55	29.4%			187	79	9	11	14	7	.667			270.67	224	10	94	77	112	221	.658	2.56		18.8	.101
1969	1	Bruce Dal Canton	PIT	27	9.43	31.1%			355	139	24	28	31	16	.660			558.67	517	34	241	218	270	389	.494	3.51		38.3	.107
1970	1	Don Gullett	CIN	19	16.58	35.4%			319	121	28	13	22	7	.759			526.00	523	46	268	235	273	394	.495	4.02		33.4	.105
1971	10	Ray Newman	CHI	26	3.55	9.5%			96	38	3	4	5	2	.714			130.00	111	12	61	56	66	92	.520	3.88		7.5	.078
1972	5	Tom Walker	MON	23	7.78	25.8%			236	108	10	15	12	4	.750			346.33	361	25	160	148	154	232	.450	3.85		14.5	.061
1973	2	Charlie Hough	LA	25	9.83	17.1%			163	70	10	9	14	5	.737			254.67	216	20	98	91	120	223	.664	3.22		20.3	.125
1974	5	Ken Frailing	CHI	26	9.27	29.5%			359	122	28	20	16	12	.571			554.67	526	32	245	221	251	307	.395	3.59		38.1	.106
1975	4	Dave Heaverlo	SF	24	8.74	10.3%			108	40	8	3	6	4	.600			181.33	165	8	62	51	77	88	.364	2.53		17.1	.158
1976	8	Paul Reuschel	CHI	29	4.55	19.9%			193	86	11	14	12	6	.667			303.00	322	25	136	122	122	170	.383	3.62		16.6	.086
1977	2	Bill Atkinson	MON	22	10.06	21.2%			212	71	24	10	15	4	.789			347.00	312	30	130	112	131	211	.476	2.90		32.0	.151
1978	7	Ed Whitson	PIT	23	6.61	16.2%			185	64	15	10	12	5	.706			282.67	265	16	125	108	119	148	.385	3.44		18.7	.101
1979	2	Joey McLaughlin	ATL	22	12.67	16.4%			182	77	18	14	21	5	.808			288.00	277	14	124	103	133	184	.449	3.22		24.2	.133
1980	6	Joe Beckwith	LA	25	6.72	8.4%			94	40	6	7	4	3	.571			115.00	109	4	37	28	45	72	.468	2.19		11.9	.127
1981	5	Dave Stewart	LA	24	6.42	17.3%			152	49	13	10	10	5	.667			240.67	219	11	92	77	96	147	.467	2.88		17.8	.117
1982	3	Eric Show	SD	26	10.68	14.1%			142	46	19	12	7	2	.778			258.33	235	15	110	94	87	152	.472	3.27		16.0	.113
1983	1	Carlos Diaz	NY	25	11.46	24.9%			274	91	16	18	16	3	.842			427.00	394	33	174	155	172	282	.498	3.27		30.8	.112
1984	1	John Franco	CIN	23	11.59	23.1%			277	101	23	15	12	14	.462			449.00	413	21	191	163	198	294	.481	3.27		28.9	.104
1985	1	Tim Burke	MON	26	18.48	12.4%			196	74	19	14	13	8	.619			299.00	264	17	109	103	118	182	.476	3.10		23.1	.118
1986	3	Rob Murphy	CIN	26	13.41	9.9%			174	63	10	5	5	3	.625			264.67	209	17	102	93	121	186	.564	3.16		20.0	.115
1987	11	Mike Jackson	PHI	22	6.71	28.1%			458	156	29	32	20	17	.541			621.00	598	64	316	294	289	503	.567	4.26		33.9	.074
1988	2	Jose Alvarez	ATL	32	11.57	15.3%			219	65	18	12	4	5	.444			328.00	309	23	124	113	137	253	.567	3.10		25.9	.118
1989	2	Greg W. Harris	SD	25	15.82	15.5%			275	81	24	13	11	10	.524			394.67	347	29	160	142	142	266	.544	3.24		30.2	.110
1990	2	Steve Frey	MON	26	12.14	22.9%			416	135	35	19	20	11	.645			573.33	588	45	248	223	230	378	.462	3.50		39.8	.096
1991	1	Chuck McElroy	CHI	23	15.79	15.3%			227	63	13	6	5	7	.417			297.67	240	20	126	103	147	202	.522	3.11		21.2	.093
1992	1	Mike Perez	STL	27	14.11	8.3%			186	38	17	9	2	10	.167			236.00	190	17	82	76	87	171	.617	2.90		18.0	.097
1993	1	Pedro Martinez	LA	21	17.53	27.8%			579	190	53	37	14	17	.452			765.33	677	65	327	296	321	638	.639	3.48		63.8	.110
1994	1	Todd Jones	HOU	26	12.05	24.0%			325	109	29	15	16	15	.516			397.00	323	29	161	135	200	303	.579	3.06		40.1	.123
1995	2	Ricky Bottalico	PHI	25	16.25	34.0%			754	194	49	32	18	32	.360			859.67	804	80	398	366	391	708	.592	3.83		63.5	.084
1996	1	Antonio Osuna	LA	23	13.09	23.9%			582	138	36	29	14	24	.368			688.00	609	65	327	292	335	558	.591	3.82		50.5	.087
1997	1	Scott Sullivan	CIN	26	12.79	23.5%			595	167	44	27	11	17	.393			711.33	694	61	321	290	315	586	.581	3.67		55.9	.094
1998	13	Wayne Gomes	PHI	25	7.90	16.0%			427	102	22	34	5	16	.238			534.67	515	50	274	249	247	439	.576	4.19		27.8	.065
1999	3	Scott Sauerbeck	PIT	27	12.36	12.0%			400	117	20	20	6	12	.333			446.67	404	44	186	162	240	356	.553	3.26		39.9	.100
2000	2	Matt Herges	LA	30	13.94	14.1%			463	120	35	18	6	15	.286			491.67	465	49	266	244	237	409	.583	4.47		32.2	.070
2001	12	Mike Matthews	STL	27	8.01	15.8%			571	111	19	26	13	21	.382			537.67	536	67	260	237	218	434	.576	3.97		39.2	.069
2002	13	Mike Koplove	ARI	25	8.47	15.3%			516	138	30	18	6	14	.300			548.33	516	48	248	223	257	404	.523	3.66		39.0	.076
2003	3	Luis Ayala	MON	25	18.79	21.8%			757	184	64	35	16	24	.400			840.00	794	90	394	359	365	697	.601	3.85		75.3	.099
2004	1	Ryan Madson	PHI	23	15.99	26.4%			1024	239	60	47	12	50	.194			1,099.67	1075	135	512	464	422	883	.590	3.80		81.4	.079
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
2005	11	Chad Qualls	HOU	26	8.01	27.5%			908	198	59	39	11	31	.262			906.00	898	79	441	394	350	695	.557	3.91		65.6	.072
2006	1	Cla Meredith	SD	23	13.69	21.8%			863	200	46	32	19	32	.373			889.00	810	89	403	364	399	771	.638	3.69		75.6	.088
2007	4	Tony Pena	ARI	25	15.49	17.8%			804	166	44	30	7	23	.233			733.33	638	49	299	258	327	617	.639	3.17		65.4	.081
2008	4	Cory Wade	LA	25	10.74	16.4%			746	175	34	36	7	24	.226			691.00	628	76	346	309	306	588	.630	4.02		47.2	.063
2009	8	Jeff Fulchino	HOU	29	8.79	37.2%			1352	297	75	60	13	51	.203			1,334.00	1209	113	570	508	577	1206	.675	3.43		103.1	.076
2010	2	Hisanori Takahashi	NY	35	15.14	19.3%			641	157	35	26	15	18	.455			642.33	611	44	283	244	244	551	.644	3.42		51.0	.080
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