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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	2	Hank Robinson	PIT	23	4.02	37.1%			41	30	7	5	0					84.67	84	0	39	27	29	28	.248	2.87		4.4	.107
1914	T8	Hooks Wiltse	NY	33	1.00	9.9%			20	17	1	1	1					38.00	41	2	21	12	12	19	.358	2.84		1.4	.070
1915						0.0%
1916	2	Al Schulz	CIN	27	2.40	22.9%			22	15	4	4	2					50.33	49	1	23	18	22	22	.310	3.22		2.4	.109
1917	1	Gene Packard	CHI/STL	29	7.69	14.5%			25	13	6	0	2					63.33	58	3	21	19	10	19	.279	2.70		5.8	.232
1918						0.0%
1919	3	Bill Sherdel	STL	22	1.95	35.0%			25	16	3	1	1					55.33	55	1	27	21	17	21	.292	3.42		2.4	.096
1920						0.0%
1921	2	Bill Sherdel	STL	24	6.29	84.9%			147	83	17	15	5					388.33	421	16	188	153	118	149	.276	3.55		19.8	.135
1922	9	Percy Jones	CHI	22	2.86	9.6%			40	26	1	1	1					71.67	81	6	44	35	28	22	.202	4.40		3.8	.095
1923	3	Nick Dumovich	CHI	21	5.14	10.6%			20	11	2	1	1					64.33	71	1	29	23	29	17	.170	3.22		3.5	.175
1924	3	Bill Sherdel	STL	27	8.59	23.4%			49	34	9	4	1					149.00	145	3	63	51	40	38	.205	3.08		11.2	.229
1925	4	Jakie May	CIN	29	2.57	17.2%			44	25	3	6	2					84.33	100	3	54	44	35	35	.259	4.70		3.4	.077
1926	2	Bunny L. Hearn	BOS	22	5.54	31.3%			72	40	4	7	4					146.33	151	1	70	59	52	46	.227	3.63		7.1	.099
1927	1	Watty Clark	BRO	25	8.63	19.6%			67	38	8	6	3					131.67	134	6	62	51	57	43	.225	3.49		9.8	.146
1928	2	Watty Clark	BRO	26	11.99	24.0%			91	53	13	12	9					216.00	215	2	93	70	77	72	.247	2.92		22.4	.246
1929	3	Mike Cvengros	CHI	27	4.06	21.2%			51	28	7	3	2					102.33	109	7	60	49	59	40	.238	4.31		3.8	.075
1930	2	Ed Brandt	BOS	25	10.06	31.8%			136	74	12	7	7					283.67	341	19	182	149	126	115	.246	4.73		20.1	.148
1931	1	Fred Heimach	BRO	30	7.53	23.4%			72	38	8	6	3					154.00	177	7	77	71	65	58	.240	4.15		8.9	.124
1932	11	Jakie May	CHI	36	1.31	14.7%			56	34	2	2	1					114.00	139	7	74	60	32	30	.175	4.74		1.9	.034
1933	8	Joe Shaute	BRO	33	1.27	17.1%			58	31	5	3	2					115.33	122	3	73	50	46	37	.220	3.90		2.7	.047
1934	T9	Snipe Hansen	PHI	27	1.66	17.5%			79	40	5	4	4					153.00	196	13	115	91	83	46	.165	5.35		2.9	.037
1935	6	Ray Prim	PHI	28	1.38	15.5%			57	24	4	2	1					98.67	130	7	74	57	40	33	.194	5.20		2.1	.037
1936	7	Ralph Birkofer	PIT	27	4.15	7.8%			44	24	7	4	1					77.67	81	2	41	31	28	38	.349	3.59		4.3	.098
1937	7	Al Smith	NY	29	4.35	16.8%			78	38	7	8	2					130.33	148	11	83	66	69	59	.272	4.56		7.1	.091
1938	3	Clyde Shoun	STL	26	6.54	36.0%			110	67	7	10	6					200.00	225	15	127	108	90	83	.263	4.86		9.7	.088
1939	1	Milt Shoffner	BOS/CIN	33	9.92	14.3%			41	24	5	4	2					107.33	106	6	44	38	38	43	.299	3.19		7.3	.178
1940	2	Vito Tamulis	BRO	28	13.69	40.1%			213	108	23	14	14					443.67	487	21	239	198	155	168	.262	4.02		22.3	.105
1941	2	Cliff Melton	NY	29	11.10	30.5%			137	69	13	9	5					288.00	293	16	134	107	123	96	.231	3.34		17.7	.129
1942	4	Larry French	BRO	34	8.90	23.7%			110	68	12	9	1					237.67	200	5	73	63	87	81	.282	2.39		21.3	.194
1943	7	Ray Prim	CHI	36	3.35	11.7%			49	29	2	2	3					60.33	52	1	25	16	23	30	.400	2.39		4.3	.088
1944						0.0%
1945	7	Cookie Cuccurullo	PIT	27	0.31	7.4%			25	11	1	1	1					51.00	52	0	25	17	26	16	.205	3.00		0.6	.024
1946	8	Al Brazle	STL	32	3.22	27.9%			100	43	9	7	2					213.67	224	8	102	86	80	83	.273	3.62		8.2	.082
1947	1	Kent Peterson	CIN	21	13.35	17.8%			112	57	13	4	7					213.33	204	15	94	84	95	100	.334	3.54		20.1	.180
1948	6	Paul Minner	BRO	24	6.00	19.5%			138	67	12	8	14					247.00	248	19	105	88	90	89	.263	3.21		20.6	.149
1949	5	Curt Simmons	PHI	20	6.44	21.3%			150	72	9	11	5					269.00	259	21	145	127	142	127	.317	4.25		15.5	.103
1950	9	Johnny Vander Meer	CHI	35	4.09	15.7%			85	50	3	4	2					157.67	152	21	101	81	104	70	.273	4.62		4.9	.058
1951	5	Dave Koslo	NY	31	5.61	27.0%			153	83	12	16	10					264.00	263	17	135	121	131	114	.289	4.13		14.3	.093
1952	1	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	23	9.22	41.1%			185	89	11	10	3					337.67	291	27	141	118	163	178	.392	3.15		24.1	.130
1953	9	Jackie Collum	STL/CIN	26	4.69	15.0%			102	52	8	11	5					204.00	207	19	115	100	82	86	.298	4.41		10.6	.104
1954	1	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	25	11.57	22.6%			144	52	21	11	6					290.33	269	30	143	117	120	149	.383	3.63		22.6	.157
1955	3	Paul LaPalme	STL	31	10.55	25.9%			205	85	19	12	15					301.00	278	29	154	136	150	150	.350	4.07		22.2	.108
1956	9	Jim Davis	CHI	31	3.08	9.4%			64	25	4	4	4					108.00	92	14	54	50	54	83	.568	4.17		4.7	.073
1957	12	Don Gross	CIN	26	3.36	19.2%			150	49	6	11	7	3	.700			238.67	253	29	132	121	81	174	.521	4.56		7.2	.048
1958	10	Don Gross	PIT	27	5.24	19.4%			133	53	11	9	10	3	.769			200.00	190	18	111	99	102	109	.373	4.46		8.6	.065
						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	11	Taylor Phillips	CHI/PHI	26	1.23	7.7%			34	12	0	3	1	0	1.000			56.67	67	4	32	32	28	34	.358	5.08		1.7	.050
1960	2	Marshall Bridges	STL/CIN	29	8.80	44.3%			180	65	20	13	13	11	.542			339.00	313	23	120	108	117	232	.540	2.87		30.1	.167
1961	1	Don Ferrarese	PHI	32	10.04	25.2%			161	64	9	7	6	6	.500			255.67	234	22	108	94	91	188	.578	3.31		20.4	.127
1962	5	Chris Short	PHI	24	5.88	18.5%			119	50	11	12	5	6	.455			208.00	213	18	102	89	94	149	.485	3.85		13.2	.111
1963	7	Harvey Haddix	PIT	37	4.03	13.9%			90	36	6	5	4	9	.308			133.33	134	19	65	59	34	116	.690	3.98		6.2	.069
1964	2	Bill Henry	CIN	36	13.86	35.0%			271	127	19	14	29	15	.659			374.00	330	31	140	121	100	263	.612	2.91		34.9	.129
1965	10	Bill Henry	CIN/SF	37	4.50	13.8%			145	50	10	5	10	3	.769			186.33	158	9	79	68	65	138	.619	3.28		14.1	.097
1966	2	Hal Woodeshick	STL	33	9.97	27.0%			259	106	16	14	19	9	.679			339.33	311	34	143	120	131	199	.450	3.18		27.4	.106
1967	6	Don Shaw	NY	23	5.73	24.3%			245	101	9	15	15	8	.652			317.67	308	24	156	138	152	236	.513	3.91		12.9	.053
1968	2	Luke Walker	PIT	24	7.55	13.6%			109	43	3	7	6	2	.750			121.00	94	1	47	38	61	112	.723	2.83		8.3	.076
1969	3	Ted Abernathy	CHI	36	8.75	26.6%			336	128	20	22	25	13	.658			454.33	428	38	226	200	232	308	.467	3.96		28.2	.084
1970	1	Don Gullett	CIN	19	16.58	23.4%			254	91	15	12	18	10	.643			329.00	328	25	177	154	186	240	.467	4.21		19.9	.078
1971	5	Don Shaw	STL	27	6.07	29.4%			276	118	20	12	16	9	.640			356.67	343	28	163	153	146	235	.481	3.86		21.6	.078
1972	1	Tom Hall	CIN	24	11.03	25.3%			251	117	14	9	23	6	.793			364.67	338	25	165	144	170	279	.549	3.55		20.9	.083
1973	3	Al Hrabosky	STL	23	7.01	16.3%			173	73	12	7	14	4	.778			216.00	196	25	106	100	99	156	.529	4.17		14.6	.084
1974	3	Rich Folkers	STL	27	10.30	36.9%			465	199	34	33	23	19	.548			628.00	586	43	273	252	265	376	.442	3.61		42.5	.091
1975	2	Tom Hilgendorf	PHI	33	13.26	36.0%			386	134	34	21	12	17	.414			580.00	583	38	268	224	245	357	.431	3.48		36.6	.095
1976	3	Dave Tomlin	SD	27	6.24	35.9%			390	147	14	21	19	13	.594			546.67	593	31	265	237	195	275	.349	3.90		21.7	.056
1977	3	Buddy Schultz	STL	26	10.01	32.9%			337	119	23	18	16	15	.516			504.33	471	31	197	180	196	276	.414	3.21		34.8	.103
1978	3	Darold Knowles	MON	36	7.89	41.8%			486	197	41	26	37	20	.649			630.67	639	40	303	265	282	365	.396	3.78		39.6	.081
1979	7	Dave Roberts	SF/PIT	34	6.45	24.6%			295	118	20	19	14	12	.538			402.33	411	32	187	159	139	206	.375	3.56		23.4	.080
1980	7	Jim Kaat	STL	41	6.45	35.5%			382	150	27	29	22	17	.564			525.33	485	33	242	212	228	292	.410	3.63		32.3	.085
1981	2	Al Holland	SF	28	10.43	37.8%			328	125	33	22	27	18	.600			472.67	454	19	189	164	201	273	.417	3.12		37.5	.114
1982	2	Jesse Orosco	NY	25	12.34	34.2%			424	115	35	27	24	18	.571			604.00	567	48	273	235	214	406	.520	3.50		36.3	.086
1983	1	Carlos Diaz	NY	25	11.46	28.7%			335	120	29	13	14	7	.667			458.67	432	28	169	153	173	272	.450	3.00		38.0	.113
1984	1	John Franco	CIN	23	11.59	32.3%			399	161	29	19	14	14	.500			574.67	546	36	239	215	231	387	.498	3.37		37.3	.093
1985	3	Carlos Diaz	LA	27	8.02	33.8%			516	208	37	39	24	27	.471			767.00	708	64	326	280	315	508	.497	3.29		44.8	.087
1986	3	Rob Murphy	CIN	26	13.41	45.5%			820	298	46	61	37	31	.544			1,060.00	948	76	434	383	436	737	.533	3.25		74.4	.091
1987	3	Rob Murphy	CIN	27	12.35	40.1%			754	236	55	35	41	23	.641			921.33	835	94	449	399	401	712	.576	3.90		72.9	.096
1988	11	Dave Leiper	SD	26	6.55	34.9%			540	184	22	44	26	15	.634			661.00	652	54	343	296	265	457	.498	4.03		30.0	.056
1989	4	Frank DiPino	STL	32	10.86	28.0%			518	150	42	25	14	19	.424			698.67	619	39	292	257	271	539	.606	3.31		49.7	.096
1990	2	Steve Frey	MON	26	12.14	41.4%			849	252	70	46	48	36	.571			1,125.00	1054	88	488	439	438	729	.489	3.51		82.9	.098
1991	1	Chuck McElroy	CHI	23	15.79	35.1%			498	144	30	19	20	19	.513			595.67	551	49	280	245	247	410	.514	3.70		34.8	.070
1992	2	Rich Rodriguez	SD	29	13.19	39.9%			830	221	51	47	20	34	.370			900.33	858	68	409	375	378	643	.520	3.75		46.2	.056
1993	2	Bruce Ruffin	COL	29	17.13	40.4%			976	263	44	46	23	37	.383			1,031.00	1002	101	504	445	459	787	.539	3.88		67.1	.069
1994	2	Pedro A. Martinez	SD	25	10.51	31.3%			491	126	29	19	11	18	.379			475.67	445	49	230	201	241	363	.529	3.80		40.2	.082
1995	10	Dan Plesac	PIT	33	7.42	21.0%			587	149	27	27	10	28	.263			468.33	453	45	262	242	236	391	.567	4.65		31.5	.054
1996	4	Mark Guthrie	LA	30	10.04	19.6%			585	133	23	20	9	25	.265			501.33	470	48	238	216	204	417	.619	3.88		41.1	.070
1997	8	Scott Radinsky	LA	29	9.01	30.7%			977	223	46	50	16	25	.390			900.67	897	91	450	404	368	728	.575	4.04		64.4	.066
1998	2	Chuck McElroy	COL	30	11.62	28.4%			967	233	49	49	25	32	.439			913.67	835	66	412	362	415	783	.626	3.57		75.4	.078
1999	1	Mike Remlinger	ATL	33	17.32	31.3%			1305	279	74	38	19	40	.322			1,163.33	1086	138	569	534	596	1009	.600	4.13		94.9	.073
2000	1	Gabe White	CIN/COL	28	24.97	28.2%			1098	277	72	49	20	36	.357			987.33	874	92	500	457	509	928	.671	4.17		81.8	.074
2001	6	Mike Remlinger	ATL	35	10.77	33.8%			1296	284	59	63	20	49	.290			1,114.67	1074	143	566	534	437	991	.656	4.31		79.2	.061
2002	1	Chris Hammond	ATL	36	19.67	34.5%			1439	290	86	56	23	41	.359			1,273.33	1196	120	565	523	565	1059	.601	3.70		103.2	.072
2003	2	Rheal Cormier	PHI	36	20.69	39.8%			1706	389	87	72	29	58	.333			1,474.33	1372	163	710	648	680	1156	.563	3.96		114.7	.067
2004	7	Mike Gonzalez	PIT	26	11.74	25.5%			1342	246	50	59	15	55	.214			1,066.00	1012	115	521	489	476	860	.578	4.13		76.8	.057
						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	6	Scott Eyre	SF	33	11.43	22.3%			911	191	47	31	9	30	.231			763.00	683	75	344	314	305	604	.611	3.70		62.0	.068
2006	7	Pedro Feliciano	NY	29	9.57	29.3%			1352	247	51	51	17	36	.321			1,149.33	1120	115	529	483	497	986	.610	3.78		90.9	.067
2007	7	J.C. Romero	PHI	31	10.43	27.3%			1386	244	46	36	14	37	.275			1,035.00	996	78	504	467	485	842	.569	4.06		75.2	.054
2008	8	John Grabow	PIT	29	8.72	26.2%			1402	259	55	47	19	40	.322			1,104.00	1030	124	516	478	560	968	.609	3.90		81.1	.058
2009	2	Jeremy Affeldt	SF	30	13.33	27.6%			1375	205	53	48	7	32	.179			1,071.33	920	102	428	384	502	932	.655	3.23		100.5	.073
2010	2	Hisanori Takahashi	NY	35	15.14	30.0%			1345	258	59	49	22	31	.415			1,034.67	930	65	406	357	450	929	.673	3.11		95.4	.071
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