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Rolaids Relief Man Award

Annual Selections


Pitcher's career number of awards won indicated in parentheses.

Abbreviations: W=wins, L=losses, Sv=saves, ERA=earned-run average

    Year American League            W  L Sv  ERA   National League          W  L Sv  ERA
    1998 Tom Gordon, Bos (1)        7  4 46 2.72   Trevor Hoffman, SD (1)   4  2 53 1.48
    1997 Randy Myers, Bal (2)       2  3 45 1.51   Jeff Shaw, Cin (1)       4  2 42 2.38
    1996 John Wetteland, NY (1)     2  3 43 2.83   Jeff Brantley, Cin (1)   1  2 44 2.41
    1995 Jose Mesa, Cle (1)         3  0 46 1.13   Tom Henke, StL (1)       1  1 36 1.82
    1994 Lee Smith, Bal (3)         1  4 33 3.29   Rod Beck, SF (1)         2  4 28 2.77
    1993 Jeff Montgomery, KC (1)    7  5 45 2.27   Randy Myers, Chi (1)     2  4 53 3.11
    1992 Dennis Eckersley, Oak (2)  7  1 51 1.91   Lee Smith, StL (2)       4  9 43 3.12
    1991 Bryan Harvey, Cal (1)      2  4 46 1.60   Lee Smith, StL (1)       6  3 47 2.34
    1990 Bobby Thigpen, Chi (1)     4  6 57 1.83   John Franco, NY (2)      5  3 33 2.53
    1989 Jeff Russell, Tex (1)      6  4 38 1.98   Mark Davis, SD (1)       4  3 44 1.85
    1988 Dennis Eckersley, Oak (1)  4  2 45 2.35   John Franco, Cin (1)     6  6 39 1.57
    1987 Dave Righetti, NY (2)      8  6 31 3.51   Steve Bedrosian, Phi (1) 5  3 40 2.83
    1986 Dave Righetti, NY (1)      8  8 46 2.45   Todd Worrell, StL (1)    9 10 36 2.08
    1985 Dan Quisenberry, KC (5)    8  9 37 2.37   Jeff Reardon, Mon (1)    2  8 41 3.18
    1984 Dan Quisenberry, KC (4)    6  3 44 2.64   Bruce Sutter, StL (4)    5  7 45 1.54
    1983 Dan Quisenberry, KC (3)    5  3 45 1.94   Al Holland, Phi (1)      8  4 25 2.26
    1982 Dan Quisenberry, KC (2)    9  7 35 2.57   Bruce Sutter, StL (3)    9  8 36 2.90
    1981 Rollie Fingers, Mil (4)    6  3 28 1.04   Bruce Sutter, StL (2)    3  5 25 2.62
    1980 Dan Quisenberry, KC (1)   12  7 33 3.09   Rollie Fingers, SD (3)  11  9 23 2.80
    1979 Jim Kern, Tex (1)         13  5 29 1.57   Bruce Sutter, Chi (1)    6  6 37 2.22
    1978 Rich Gossage, NY (1)      10 11 27 2.01   Rollie Fingers, SD (2)   6 13 37 2.52
    1977 Bill Campbell, Bos (2)    13  9 31 2.96   Rollie Fingers, SD (1)   8  9 35 2.99
    1976 Bill Campbell, Min (1)    17  5 20 3.01   Rawly Eastwick, Cin (1) 11  5 26 2.09