Marvelous On The Giants In 1954, Part 2

So what about Marv Grissom's other stats in 1954? How about how he fared in the World Series that Fall against the Cleveland Indians (Winners of 111 games)? We shall take a look.

Obviously, the pitcher most associated with relief in the 1950s (And 60s) was Grissom's very own teammate on that great 1954 New York Giants, Hoyt Wilhelm. But the circumstances, described here in part one of Marv Grissom, enabled our boy to take over the closer spot.

Not that Hoyt didn't contribute in '54. In fact, you'll notice that comparing their stats from that year, their win totals, games pitched and games finished were very close. Was Grissom better in other areas?

Well, being the New York Giants' closer, Marv ended up with a team-leading seventeen saves. Hoyt had seven. Both their earned run averages were great. Grissom's was 2.35 and Wilhelm's was a little better, 2.10. How about everyone's favourite new stat? Wins Above Replacement. Both were great, and Grissom's was a bit better. Hoyt Wilhelm had a 3.4 WAR. Grissom's was 4.2

Hoyt Wilhelm might have seemingly had an edge. His prized pitch was a baffling knuckleball (Bob Purkey and Barney Schultz were two other pitchers in the mid-late 1950s that used it) that was tough for any catcher to handle. But Hoyt only threw two wild pitches in 1954. He fanned an average of 5.2 batters per nine innings, while Marv Grissom was at 4.7. Wilhelm had a lower walks and hits allowed per nine.

The funny thing is, Hoyt Wilhelm was pretty much equal to Marv Grissom that year, but certainly below him the next. Yet, as mentioned earlier, who is remembered as the better pitcher? Wilhelm saw his earned run average go up to 3.93 in 1955, but Marv Grissom's was well below that, 2.92. Grissom would also end up with a little bit of MVP consideration. The reliever also saw some action in the Mid-Summer Classic.

Staying with 1954, the New York Giants won the pennant, and faced an excellent Cleveland Indians team. Everyone remembers game one. Don Liddle came on in the top eighth inning to relieve Sal Maglie. The scored was tied 2-2. But now Cleveland had two on and no outs. And worse still, their big bat, Vic Wertz was up.

Wertz was having "One of those days". One of those days when you couldn't get him out. He'd hit a clutch two-run triple in the first (With two away) to break the ice. He singled in the fourth. Vic singled again in the sixth. 3-3.

So here, in the top of the eighth, he launched one to centre. But there was the great Willie Mays to make an unbelievable, over-the-shoulder catch to rob Vic Wertz of another triple. Or maybe an inside-the-park home run.

But Larry Doby, on second, tagged and went to third after this spectacle. And for all of Mays' heroics, there was still only one out. Who would put out this fire? Marv Grissom.

Hank Majeski had been sent up by Cleveland to bat for right fielder Davey Philley. That's what brought in the right-handed Grissom in to pitch. So Al Lopez, the Cleveland manager, sent up left-handed hitting Dale Mitchell to the dish after Marv Grissom entered.

It's unreal to think this plate appearance has been forgotten. Mitchell, of course, made headlines two years later, when he was the last out in Don Larsen's perfect game, which was the fifth contest of the 1956 Fall Classic.

Dale coaxed a walk from Marv Grissom here, loading the bases. There was just one out. Good thing Wertz didn't bat here, in the seventh spot. Instead, it was George Strickland who batted next. But Al Lopez removed him and sent up another pinch hitter (Who was left on the bench now, after all this?) to the dish. Dave Pope. Marv Grissom came through with the clutch strikeout. Jim Hegan kept the ball away from Willie Mays in centre, only to be retired on a fly to left.

New York seemed destined to take the lead in the bottom of that frame. Hank Thompson drew a walk from Bob Lemon. A sacrifice bunt moved him to second. Davey Williams grounded out, Thompson did not advance. However, pitching to Wes Westrum, Lemon threw a wild pitch. The go-ahead run was now at third. Westrum hit it to centre. Larry Doby got it.

In the top of the ninth, things started out like child's play for Marv Grissom. Bob Lemon and Al Smith both flied out to Monte Irvin in left. But then Bobby Avila reached when Smith made a two-base error. Larry Doby was walked intentionally. Al Smith redeemed himself, by putting his name in the record books. He made the third putout of the frame when he caught Al Rosen's fly.

Lemon, who now would lose the game if New York scored just one run, got the message. 1-2-3 went the Giants in the bottom of the ninth. Marv Grissom was needed again. Guess who was back up? Vic Wertz. 3-4. Make that 4-5. Vic hit a double to the gap in left. Wertz had learned where not to hit it. Rudy Regalado ran for him. A sacrifice moved Regalado ninety feet away from scoring. Dave Pope was walked intentionally. Bill Glynn was up, but Marv Grissom was clutch. Strikeout. Bob Lemon batted for himself and lined out to first.

Lemon stayed in the game. He started out the bottom of the tenth on the right foot. Don Mueller fanned. But then Willie Mays again found a way to disrupt the flow of the game. He walked and stole second. The home team suddenly had an excellent chance to win this contest. Hank Thompson was put on, so a double play would get the Indians out of this.

The batter was Monte Irvin. Well, he was the next scheduled hitter. But instead, it would be pinch hitter Dusty Rhodes to face Bob Lemon. And, what an ending to this unforgettable game! A clutch three-run home run! The Giants had drawn first blood in the 1954 Fall Classic!

The second game was close again, but New York took a narrow 3-1 win. What a pitcher's duel between Cleveland's Early Wynn, and New York's Johnny Antonelli.

When the World Series shifted to Cleveland, it was New York that let it be known their intentions were for a sweep. The easily won game three, 6-2. When trouble came in the bottom of the eighth, as the Indians scored a run and put two more on, Hoyt Wilhelm extinguished the flames. 

The next game appeared to be an even easier breeze. The visiting Giants stormed out of the gate, and went ahead 7-0 after 4 1/2 innings. Back came the Indians with a three-run salvo in the bottom of the fifth (Via a pinch-hit, three run home run by Hank Majeski). In the bottom of the seventh, it was Rudy Regalado with a pinch-hit single to make the score closer still. This World Series seemed to have a lot of runs scored via reserves' RBIs.

So instead of using Marv Grissom, the Giants held off. Hoyt Wilhelm got New York out of that mess. However, Wilhelm put a man on in the eighth, and Johnny Antonelli replaced him. Well, Vic Wertz was proven to be human after all. Antonelli fanned him. And Wally Westlake. Sam Dente walked to open the ninth, but that then the Giants' pitcher really came through. Jim Hegan popped out. Dave Philley batted. You'd probably have expected him to hit a two-run home run here, given what we'd seen in this series, or even just in this game. Had that happened, it's a 7-6 ballgame. But Johnny Antonelli fanned him. The last batter of the game happened to be the same hitter that Don Larsen would fan two years later, Dale Mitchell. Dale popped out to Hank Thompson at third.

Marv Grissom might have been disappointed about not being able to contribute more in the World Series. Sadly, this was his only Fall Classic appearance. He got a win to his name, but since that was in the Willie Mays contest, it has since been forgotten. Sadly, it proved to be the last World Series appearance of the New York Giants, too. The joy of winning their first Fall Classic in 21 years would soon be followed by a hole in the heart of all the Giants fans in New York. Given the strength of the team, and the fact that it was there second pennant in three years, there did not appear to be any reason for the club to worry. It wasn't like Grissom was a one-year wonder, either.

So 1955 was a good year? 1956 saw the New York Giants drop to just 67 wins. Again, Hoyt Wilhelm was average at best, 4-9, 3.83 earned run average. At this point, who would have considered him for the Hall of Fame? Marv Grissom pitched 1956 like he was headed towards Cooperstown. 1-1, 1.56 ERA, seven saves.

The next year was a sad one for not only Marv Grissom, but the entire team. The Giants did the unthinkable: They were playing their last season in New York! A double-whammy as their long-time rivals the Dodgers were on the move out of Brooklyn for 1958.

The Giants limped to the finish line of their last season at the Polo Grounds with just 69 wins. Hoyt Wilhelm was gone, but Marv Grissom was excellent. He went 4-4 with fourteen saves and an earned run average of 2.61. Sadly, not only was this the end of an era, but it was also Grissom's last great year.

So, 1958 began with the Giants in San Francisco and their rivals the Dodgers not too far away in Los Angeles. It's odd that it was the Giants that were good that year and the Dodgers bad.

How could this be? Los Angeles had a loaded starting rotation. You had Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres. Then you had the kids, Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax and Stan Williams. But for this year, it was the Giants whose pitchers made the adjustment to the new surroundings.

Johhny Antonelli won sixteen games. Rubem Gomez was 10-12 and a nineteen-year old name Mike McCormick was 11-8. It was their spot starters and relievers that seemed to find a way to win the games.

Al Worthington won eleven games, on his own way to an outstanding career as a reliever. Marv Grissom, now 40 years old, won seven of his own. But his earned run average was nearly four. He still managed to lead the team in saves (Tied for third best in the National League). Marv was still effective, but it was clear his best days were behind him. The team, however, appeared to be on their way back to the top of the Senior Circuit. 1957 and 1958 saw the Milwaukee Braves (Who moved themselves out of Boston in the early 1950s) win the pennant, and nearly made it three in a row in 1959.

Stu Miller also pitched for the Giants in 1958, and both started and relieved. The end result was six wins and a 2.47 earned run average. The only other good reliever on San Francisco that year (Minimum of ten appearances) was Gordon Jones. The team finished 80-74.

The Giants, however, had to settle for only a minor improvement. The team won 83 games. However, their old rivals, the Dodgers, were just too strong. For the Giants, and the Braves. Los Angeles went all the way in 1959. Sadly, Marv Grissom did not finish the year in the majors.

In fact, just to start that season, Marv had to get used to new surroundings. He was involved in a trade to St. Louis. The Cardinals not only got Grissom, but a very good pitcher named Ernie Broglio, in exchange for three players. Broglio is best remembered as being part of a one-sided trade between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs in 1964. The Cubs parted ways with a few players, but among them was some kid named Lou Brock, whereas the unfortunate Broglio was out of baseball not long after. The Cubs also got Bobby Shantz in the deal, but he was out of baseball after 1964. The trade itself looked good at the time, as Ernie seemed destined to add a lot to Chicago. The problem was, Broglio's arm was pretty much shot. Ernie had been 60-38 with a 3.15 earned run average from 1960-1963.

Marv Grissom was pretty much out the door in 1959. The Cardinals had no doubt hoped that he and Sal Maglie (Acquired from the New York Yankees the previous season) were going to help a team that had a starting rotation that included Larry Jackson, Vinegar Bend Mizell, Ernie Broglio and Bob Miller. St. Louis also had some kid named Bob Gibson, but he only pitched thirteen times for the Cards that season.

But Maglie was released on April 10th, ending his playing career. His old teammate from the Giants was not around much longer. Marv Grissom didn't get into a game until June 4th. Although it went well, it was Marv's last hurrah. After giving up a run against Philadelphia three days later in the first game of a doubleheader, it was obvious Grissom didn't have it anymore. If there was any doubt, Marv's June 11th outing sealed his fate. He failed to retire a batter, giving up four runs, all earned. It was not long after, feeling the effects of a back injury, he told St. Louis that it was time to leave. The Cardinals, however, kept him on active payroll through the rest of that season and to the end of 1960.

Ironically enough, the San Francisco Giants had a rookie that year, that must have seemed ironic to Marv. Grissom had spent so much time with knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. Just as Grissom was going out, Eddie Fisher came in. Fisher's prized pitch? A knuckleball. It would have been nice to have Marv Grissom bridge the gap between Wilhelm and Fisher. But by the time Fisher made his debut in 1959 (June 22nd), Grissom was a goner.

The pitcher did not throw another pitch in a major league game. Finally released after the '60 season, the former Giant took over as a pitching coach for the expansion Los Angeles Angels. Marv held that position for six years. After stops in Chicago (White Sox) and back again with Los Angeles, the coach was getting around. Minnesota had Marv tending to the pitchers in 1970-71. The Chicago Cubs hired him in 1975 to teach his pitching wisdom. One final stop in Los Angeles followed from 1978-79.

Marv eventually retired and enjoyed his time hunting, gardening, fishing and golfing. He passed away, age 87, in 2005.

Greatest Relief Seasons of All-Time Stat Set 2

Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bernhard	1899	0	?	?	?	2.65	23	1.6	1.179	2.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Walsh	1904	1	?	?	?	2.60	57	4.6	1.102	0.1
Griffith	1905	1	?	?	?	1.68	46	4.1	0.954	3.3
Ferguson	1906	7	?	?	?	2.58	32	5.5	1.280	0.2
Keefe	1907	3	?	?	?	2.50	20	3.1	1.387	2.0
Chappelle	1908	0	?	?	?	1.79	23	2.9	1.095	0.3
Leever	1909	2	?	?	?	2.83	23	3.0	1.257	-0.1
Dygert	1909	0	?	?	?	2.42	79	5.2	1.216	-0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Phillipe	1910	4	?	?	?	2.29	30	2.2	0.986	2.0
Benz	1911	0	?	?	?	2.26	28	4.5	1.168	0.7
Baskette	1912	1	?	?	?	3.18	51	4.0	1.336	2.2
Crandall	1913	6	?	?	?	2.86	42	3.9	1.290	0.5
Wolfgang	1914	0	?	?	?	1.89	50	3.8	1.073	1.8
Bressler	1914	2	?	?	?	1.77	96	5.9	1.138	3.5
Conzelman	1914	2	?	?	?	2.94	39	3.5	1.267	0.8
Mays	1915	7	?	?	?	2.60	65	4.4	1.063	1.0
Hughes	1916	5	1	0.833	?	2.35	97	5.4	1.068	2.5
Danforth	1917	9	?	?	?	2.65	79	4.1	1.324	3.2
Bender	1917	2	?	?	?	1.67	43	3.4	0.973	3.7
Coumbe	1917	5	2	0.714	1	2.14	30	2.0	1.146	1.1
Dubuc	1919	3	?	?	?	2.66	32	2.2	1.182	0.6
Luque	1919	3	0	1.000	?	2.63	26	3.4	1.179	1.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
S.Smith	1920	3	?	?	?	1.85	33	2.2	1.181	3.2
Morton	1921	1	?	?	?	2.76	45	3.8	1.207	2.3
Baumgartner	1925	3	?	?	?	3.57	18	1.4	1.368	2.5
Marberry	1926	22	?	?	?	3.00	43	2.8	1.348	3.1
Clark	1927	2	?	?	?	2.32	32	2.3	1.262	2.8
Haid	1928	5	?	?	?	2.30	21	4.0	1.064	0.4
Rommel	1929	4	1	0.800	1	2.85	25	2.0	1.484	1.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lindsey	1931	7	1	0.875	?	2.77	32	3.9	1.634	1.1
Quinn	1932	13	?	?	?	2.66	24	3.5	1.383	1.1
Russell	1933	13	?	?	?	2.69	28	2.0	1.218	3.1
Malone	1936	9	1	0.900	0	3.81	72	4.8	1.515	2.9
Brown	1938	5	?	?	?	3.80	55	3.7	1.500	0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Beggs	1940	7	4	0.636	0	2.00	25	2.9	1.161	2.2
Murphy	1941	15	7	0.682	0	1.98	29	3.4	1.397	2.2
Adams	1943	9	2	0.818	0	2.82	46	3.0	1.254	3.0
Heving	1944	10	?	?	0	1.96	46	3.5	1.228	1.9
Maltzberger	1944	12	?	?	0	2.96	49	4.8	1.095	1.8
Berry	1944	12	4	0.750	0	1.94	44	3.6	0.907	3.7
Karl	1945	15	1	0.938	1	2.99	51	2.5	1.245	3.6
Christopher	1947	12	2	0.857	0	2.90	33	3.7	1.277	1.4
Wilks	1948	13	1	0.929	1	2.62	72	4.9	1.163	4.8
Page	1949	27	11	0.711	0	2.59	99	6.6	1.315	4.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Konstanty	1950	22	4	0.846	0	2.66	56	3.3	1.039	4.7
Aloma	1951	3	1	0.750	0	1.82	25	3.2	1.096	3.2
Wilhelm	1952	11	1	0.917	1	2.43	108	6.1	1.155	2.7
Paige	1952	10	5	0.667	1	3.07	91	5.9	1.254	3.4
Kinder	1953	27	8	0.771	4	1.85	39	3.3	1.140	4.5
Mossi	1954	7	0	1.000	0	1.94	55	5.3	1.022	3.3
Grissom	1954	17	4	0.810	0	2.35	64	4.7	1.226	4.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Narleski	1955	19	2	0.905	6	3.71	94	7.6	1.281	2.5
Craig	1955	2	0	1.000	0	2.78	48	4.8	1.368	1.8
Freeman	1956	18	3	0.857	2	3.40	50	4.1	1.344	2.6
Farrell	1957	10	3	0.769	0	2.38	54	5.8	1.320	2.4
Zuverink	1957	9	8	0.529	0	2.48	36	2.9	1.278	2.7
Hyde	1958	18	5	0.783	0	1.75	49	4.3	1.136	4.9
Duren	1959	14	7	0.667	1	1.88	96	11.3	1.200	3.8
Staley	1959	15	4	0.789	2	2.24	54	4.2	1.169	2.5
Face	1959	10	9	0.526	1	2.70	69	6.7	1.243	3.2
Sherry	1959	3	1	0.750	0	2.19	23	6.9	1.251	3.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McDaniel	1960	26	6	0.813	1	1.29	95	8.2	0.863	6.0
Brosnan	1960	12	2	0.857	2	2.36	62	5.6	1.020	2.7
Arroyo	1961	29	10	0.744	1	2.19	87	6.6	1.109	3.3
Fox	1961	12	2	0.857	3	1.41	32	5.0	1.012	2.6
Radatz	1963	25	3	0.893	0	1.97	162	11.0	1.096	5.7
Perranoski	1963	21	8	0.724	0	1.67	75	5.2	1.202	4.5
Baldschun	1963	16	5	0.762	1	2.30	89	7.0	1.240	2.0
Lee	1964	19	8	0.704	1	1.51	111	7.3	1.058	4.3
Ellis	1964	14	2	0.875	1	2.57	125	9.2	1.054	3.1
Hall	1964	9	2	0.818	2	1.85	52	5.3	0.844	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Miller	1965	24	1	0.960	1	1.89	104	7.8	0.997	4.3
Regan	1966	21	7	0.750	1	1.62	88	6.8	0.934	5.0
Hoerner	1966	13	3	0.813	4	1.54	63	7.5	1.026	3.0
Drabowsky	1967	12	5	0.706	3	1.60	96	9.1	0.955	3.2
Abernathy	1967	28	6	0.824	1	1.27	88	7.4	0.978	6.2
Wyatt	1967	20	4	0.833	2	2.60	68	6.6	1.179	2.2
Wood	1968	16	5	0.762	7	1.87	74	4.2	1.006	5.4
V. Romo	1968	12	3	0.800	1	1.60	54	5.8	0.901	2.8
Segui	1968	6	1	0.857	4	2.39	72	7.8	1.000	1.3
Tatum	1969	22	1	0.957	2	1.36	65	6.8	1.042	4.3
Watt	1969	16	5	0.762	1	1.65	46	5.8	1.056	1.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Williams	1970	15	4	0.789	7	1.99	76	6.0	1.032	2.8
McMahon	1970	19	5	0.792	0	2.96	74	7.1	1.219	3.0
Grant	1970	24	3	0.889	2	1.86	58	3.9	1.064	4.9
Richert	1970	13	4	0.765	3	1.98	66	10.9	1.098	2.3
Sanders	1971	31	4	0.886	0	1.91	80	5.3	1.064	4.1
Carroll	1971	15	6	0.714	4	2.50	64	6.1	1.281	1.8
Giusti	1972	22	5	0.815	0	1.93	54	6.5	1.058	2.3
Knowles	1972	11	3	0.786	5	1.37	36	4.9	1.310	2.5
Brewer	1972	17	7	0.708	0	1.26	69	7.9	0.843	3.5
Hiller	1973	38	4	0.905	0	1.44	124	8.9	1.021	8.1
Borbon	1973	14	5	0.737	6	2.16	60	4.5	1.421	2.5
Beene	1973	1	0	1.000	0	1.68	49	4.8	1.033	3.0
Marshall	1974	21	12	0.636	9	2.42	143	6.2	1.186	3.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Gossage	1975	26	5	0.839	1	1.84	130	8.3	1.193	8.2
Hrabosky	1975	22	6	0.786	3	1.66	82	7.6	1.097	3.9
McEnaney	1975	15	4	0.789	11	2.47	48	4.7	1.264	1.5
Eastwick	1976	26	9	0.743	1	2.09	70	5.9	1.115	2.8
Lyle	1977	26	8	0.765	1	2.17	68	4.5	1.197	3.7
Sutter	1977	31	9	0.775	0	1.34	129	10.8	0.857	6.5
Johnson	1977	15	7	0.682	1	3.13	87	5.3	1.806	2.5
Stanley	1978	10	5	0.667	1	2.60	38	2.2	1.242	4.1
Blair	1978	28	5	0.848	2	1.97	91	8.2	1.246	4.1
Lolich	1978	1	0	1.000	2	1.56	13	3.4	1.183	1.1
Tekulve	1979	31	6	0.838	8	2.79	75	5.0	1.176	3.2
Lopez	1979	21	5	0.808	1	2.41	106	7.5	1.150	5.3
Davis	1979	9	10	0.474	2	2.85	43	4.5	1.313	2.2
E.Romo	1979	5	8	0.385	12	2.99	106	7.4	1.276	1.8
Monge	1979	19	7	0.731	5	2.40	108	7.4	1.221	3.0
Sosa	1979	18	7	0.720	4	1.96	59	5.5	1.179	3.1
Palmer	1979	2	1	0.667	0	2.64	72	5.3	1.141	2.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McGraw	1980	20	5	0.800	0	1.46	75	7.3	0.921	4.7
Garvin	1980	8	5	0.615	5	2.29	52	5.7	1.173	3.4
Fingers	1981	28	6	0.824	0	1.04	61	7.0	0.872	4.2
Caudill	1982	26	6	0.813	0	2.35	111	10.4	1.045	4.4
Reardon	1982	26	8	0.765	2	2.06	86	7.1	1.128	3.5
Bedrosian	1982	11	6	0.647	10	2.42	123	8.0	1.155	4.2
L.Smith	1983	29	4	0.879	1	1.65	91	7.9	1.074	4.8
Stewart	1983	8	5	0.615	5	2.60	78	5.2	1.237	3.1
Quisenberry	1983	45	8	0.849	0	1.94	48	3.1	0.928	5.5
Orosco	1983	17	5	0.773	1	1.47	84	6.9	1.036	3.8
Hernandez	1984	32	1	0.970	0	1.92	112	7.2	0.941	4.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lamp	1985	2	5	0.286	8	3.32	68	5.8	1.164	1.3
B.Smith	1985	27	6	0.818	1	2.27	40	4.5	1.084	1.6
Lahti	1985	19	1	0.950	6	1.84	41	5,4	1.302	2.3
D. Moore	1985	31	8	0.795	0	1.92	72	6.3	1.087	3.6
Eichhorn	1986	10	4	0.714	7	1.72	166	9.5	0.955	7.4
Righetti	1986	46	10	0.821	0	2.45	83	7.0	1.153	3.8
Todd Worrell	1986	36	10	0.783	0	2.08	73	6.3	1.225	2.5
Henke	1987	34	8	0.810	1	2.49	128	12.3	0.926	3.3
Burke	1987	18	4	0.818	5	1.19	58	5.7	0.890	4.3
Dayley	1987	4	6	0.400	6	2.66	63	9.3	1.393	1.5
Henneman	1988	22	7	0.759	2	1.87	58	5.7	1.051	3.3
Parrett	1988	6	4	0.600	2	2.65	62	6.1	1.211	1.6
Pena	1988	12	2	0.857	9	1.91	83	7.9	1.081	1.7
Lancaster	1989	8	3	0.727	7	1.36	56	6.9	1.032	3.9
Russell	1989	38	6	0.864	0	1.98	77	9.5	0.950	2.5
McDowell	1989	23	5	0.821	2	1.96	47	4.6	1.272	1.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Eckersley	1990	48	2	0.960	0	0.61	73	9.0	0.614	3.3
Thigpen	1990	57	8	0.877	0	1.83	70	7.1	1.038	3.4
Nelson	1990	5	3	0.625	18	1.57	38	4.6	0.964	2.3
Dibble	1990	11	6	0.647	17	1.74	136	12.5	0.980	4.0
Henry	1991	15	1	0.938	3	1.00	28	7.0	0.833	2.2
Aguilera	1991	42	9	0.824	0	2.35	61	8.0	1.072	2.4
Ward	1992	12	4	0.750	24	1.95	103	9.1	1.135	3.1
Rojas	1992	10	1	0.909	13	1.43	70	6.3	1.043	3.9
Olin	1992	29	7	0.806	0	2.34	47	4.8	1.211	2.7
Jones	1992	36	6	0.857	0	1.85	93	7.5	1.102	2.8
Wetteland	1993	43	1	0.977	0	1.37	113	12.0	1.008	4.2
Harvey	1993	45	4	0.918	0	1.70	73	9.5	0.841	4.0
Beck	1993	48	4	0.923	0	2.16	86	9.8	0.882	2.4
Martinez	1993	2	1	0.667	14	2.61	119	10.0	1.243	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Hoffman	1998	53	1	0.981	0	1.48	86	10.6	0.849	4.1
Urbina	1998	34	4	0.895	0	1.30	94	12.2	1.010	3.2
Williamson	1999	19	7	0.731	5	2.41	107	10.3	1.039	2.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Rhodes	2001	3	4	0.429	31	1.72	83	11.0	0.853	2.5
Smoltz	2003	45	4	0.918	0	1.12	73	10.2	0.870	3.3
Tim Worrell	2003	38	7	0.844	1	2.87	65	7.5	1.302	0.8
Cormier	2003	1	3	0.250	13	1.70	67	7.1	0.933	2.6
Timlin	2005	13	7	0.650	24	2.24	59	6.6	1.320	2.9
Nathan	2006	36	2	0.947	0	1.58	95	12.5	0.790	3.3
Ryan	2006	38	4	0.905	1	1.37	86	10.7	0.857	3.6
Putz	2007	40	2	0.952	0	1.38	82	10.3	0.698	4.0
Rivera	2008	39	1	0.975	0	1.40	77	9.8	0.665	4.3
Jenks	2008	30	4	0.882	0	2.63	38	5.5	1.103	2.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bell	2010	47	3	0.940	0	1.93	86	11.1	1.200	1.9
Soriano	2010	45	3	0.938	0	1.73	57	8.2	0.802	2.1
Aceves	2011	2	3	0.400	11	2.61	80	6.3	1.105	2.7
Axford	2011	46	2	0.958	0	1.95	86	10.5	1.140	2.3
Downs	2011	1	3	0.250	26	1.34	35	5.9	1.006	2.0
Cook	2012	14	7	0.667	21	2.09	80	9.8	0.941	2.6
Chapman	2012	38	5	0.884	6	1.51	122	15.3	0.809	3.6
Johnson	2012	51	3	0.944	0	2.49	41	5.4	1.019	2.4
Smyly	2013	2	4	0.333	21	2.37	81	9.6	1.039	2.6
Davis	2014	3	3	0.500	33	1.00	109	13.6	0.847	3.7
Clippard	2014	1	6	0.143	40	2.18	82	10.5	0.995	1.5
Rondon	2015	30	4	0.882	8	1.67	69	8.6	1.000	2.2
O'Day	2015	6	5	0.545	18	1.52	82	11.3	0.934	2.7
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Britton	2016	47	0	1.000	0	0.54	75	9.9	0.836	4.2
Osuna	2016	36	6	0.857	0	2.68	82	10.0	0.932	2.1
Brach	2016	2	5	0.286	24	2.05	92	10.5	1.038	2.5
Miller	2016	12	2	0.857	25	1.45	123	14.9	0.686	3.8
Robertson	2017	14	2	0.875	8	1.84	98	12.9	0.849	2.9
Jansen	2017	41	1	0.976	1	1.32	109	14.4	0.746	2.9
Albers	2017	2	4	0.333	14	1.62	63	9.3	0.852	2.5
Kimbrel	2017	35	4	0.897	1	1.43	126	16.4	0.681	3.6
Morrow	2018	22	2	1.158	0	1.47	31	9.1	1.076	1.4
Trivino	2018	4	5	0.444	23	2.92	82	10.0	1.135	1.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Treinen	2018	38	5	0.884	5	0.78	100	11.2	0.834	4.1
Jeffress	2018	15	5	0.750	18	1.29	89	10.4	0.991	3.3
Yarbrough	2018	0	0	0.000	1	3.91	128	7.8	1.290	1.1
Hader	2018	12	5	0.706	21	2.43	243	15.8	0.811	2.1
Strop	2018	13	4	0.765	9	2.26	57	8.6	0.989	2.1
Workman	2019	16	6	0.727	15	1.88	104	13.1	1.033	3.2
Robles	2019	23	4	0.852	2	2.48	75	9.3	1.018	2.6
Walden	2019	2	4	0.333	8	3.81	76	8.8	1.192	1.2
W.Smith	2019	34	4	0.895	0	2.76	96	13.2	1.026	0.4
Oberg	2019	5	3	0.625	8	2.25	58	9.3	1.107	2.4
Littell	2019	0	1	0.000	1	2.68	32	7.8	1.162	0.9
Whitlock	2021	2	3	0.400	15	1.96	81	9.9	1.105	2.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR

Notes

Hughes and Sherry Smith appeared as a starter thirteen times.

Baumgartner and Bernhard appeared as a starter twelve times.

Wolfgang and Baskette appeared as a starter eleven times.

Craig and Coumbe appeared as a starter ten times.

Danforth, Malone, Stewart, Sherry, Luque and Conzelman appeared as a starter nine times.

Phillipe and Walsh appeared as a starter eight times.

Morton and Griffith appeared as a starter seven times.

Paige, Mays, Chappelle, Rommell and Yarbrough appeared as a starter six times.

Marberry, Mossi, Lee, Ellis and Dubuc appeared as a starter five times.

Leever, Aceves and Beene appeared as a starter four times.

Russell, Stanley, Adams, Keefe, Bedrosian and Grissom appeared as a starter three times.

Brown, McDaniel, Wood, Crandall, Brosnan, Lindsey, Karl, Wilks, Martinez, Clark and Lolich appeared as a starter two times.

Beggs, Quinn, Narleski, McGraw, Aloma, Robles, Ferguson, Vincente Romo, and Trivino appeared once as a starter.

Maltzberger, Hyde, Konstanty, Duren, Brosnan, Tekulve and Henke all wore glasses.

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