And Who Will Ever Forget About "The Monster" 1963? Part 1

Now how about Dick Radatz?



Yeah, great relief pitcher I left off the list

The Monster, as he was known.

Big, menacing, overpowering. What of his 3 big years, from 1962 to 1964 should I choose?

I'll go with 1963. Although he failed to lead the league is saves, his numbers were amazing!

ERA: 1.97
Wins: 15
Losses: 6
Saves: 25 (of 28 opportunities)

Radatz finished 58 of the 66 games he entered that season. Okay, enough right? Just show me how Radatz fits in! Him and Perranoski were the men to close, AL and NL in '63!

Sure!

Here is how The Monster compares, part 1:

Pitcher	Year	GR	GF	GF%	IP	W	L	W%
Konstanty	1950	74	62	0.838	152.0	16	7	0.739
Wilhelm	1952	71	32	0.451	159.1	15	3	0.833
Face	1959	57	47	0.825	93.1	18	1	0.947
McDaniel	1960	63	47	0.746	104.1	12	2	0.857
Arroyo	1961	65	54	0.831	119.0	15	5	0.750
Radatz	1963	66	58	0.879	131.1	15	6	0.714
Perranoski	1963	69	47	0.681	129.0	16	3	0.842
Regan	1966	65	48	0.738	116.2	14	1	0.933
Hiller	1973	65	60	0.923	125.1	10	5	0.667
Tekulve	1979	94	67	0.713	134.1	10	8	0.556
Hernandez	1984	80	68	0.850	140.1	9	3	0.750
Eichhorn	1986	69	38	0.551	157.0	14	6	0.700
Wetteland	1993	70	58	0.829	85.1	9	3	0.750

Tekulve: An Omission? Part 2

Okay, and now for the "more important" stats!

So how does my "Greatest Relief Season" ever go? Well, ask the 1979 Baltimore Orioles!

As far as the high and lows go (indicated by bold and italics, respectively) we shall see!

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Name	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Konstanty	1950	22	4	0.846	0	2.66	56	3.32	1.039	4.7
Wilhelm	1952	11	1	0.917	1	2.43	108	6.11	1.155	2.7
Face	1959	10	9	0.526	1	2.70	69	6.67	1.243	3.2
McDaniel	1960	26	6	0.813	1	1.29	95	8.21	0.863	6.0
Arroyo	1961	29	10	0.744	1	2.19	87	6.58	1.109	3.3
Perranoski	1963	21	8	0.724	0	1.67	75	5.23	1.202	4.5
Regan	1966	21	7	0.750	1	1.62	88	6.82	0.934	5.0
Hiller	1973	38	0	1.000	0	1.44	124	8.92	1.021	8.1
Tekulve	1979	31	6	0.838	8	2.79	75	5.00	1.176	3.2
Hernandez	1984	32	1	0.970	0	1.92	112	7.19	0.941	4.8
Eichhorn	1986	10	4	0.714	7	1.72	166	9.52	0.955	7.4
Wetteland	1993	43	1	0.977	0	1.37	113	11.95	1.008	4.2

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