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Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - The Sporting News Fireman of the Year Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - The Sporting News Fireman of the Year Award

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In 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to be given to the top relief pitcher in each league.

Year

AL Winner

Team

NL Winner

Team

 

 

 

 

 

1960

Mike Fornieles

Boston

Lindy McDaniel

St. Louis

1961

Luis Arroyo

New York

Stu Miller

San Francisco

1962

Dick Radatz

Boston

Roy Face

Pittsburgh

1963

Stu Miller

Baltimore

Lindy McDaniel

Chicago

1964

Dick Radatz

Boston

Al McBean

Pittsburgh

1965

Eddie Fisher

Chicago

Ted Abernathy

Chicago

1966

Jack Aker

Kansas City

Phil Regan

Los Angeles

1967

Minnie Rojas

California

Ted Abernathy

Cincinnati

1968

Wilbur Wood

Chicago

Phil Regan

Chicago

1969

Ron Perranoski

Minnesota

Wayne Granger

Cincinnati

1970

Ron Perranoski

Minnesota

Wayne Granger

Cincinnati

1971

Ken Sanders

Milwaukee

Dave Giusti

Pittsburgh

1972

Sparky Lyle

New York

Clay Carroll

Cincinnati

1973

John Hiller

Detroit

Mike Marshall

Montreal

1974

Terry Forster

Chicago

Mike Marshall

Los Angeles

1975

Rich Gossage

Chicago

Al Hrabosky

St. Louis

1976

Bill Campbell

Minnesota

Rawley Eastwick

Cincinnati

1977

Bill Campbell

Boston

Rollie Fingers

San Diego

1978

Rich Gossage

New York

Rollie Fingers

San Diego

1979

Jim Kern

Texas

Bruce Sutter

Chicago

Mike Marshall

Minnesota

1980

Dan Quisenberry

Kansas City

Rollie Fingers

San Diego

Tom Hume

Cincinnati

1981

Rollie Fingers

Milwaukee

Bruce Sutter

St. Louis

1982

Dan Quisenberry

Kansas City

Bruce Sutter

St. Louis

1983

Dan Quisenberry

Kansas City

Al Holland

Philadelphia

Lee Smith

Chicago

1984

Dan Quisenberry

Kansas City

Bruce Sutter

St. Louis

1985

Dan Quisenberry

Kansas City

Jeff Reardon

Montreal

1986

Dave Righetti

New York

Todd Worrell

St. Louis

1987

Jeff Reardon

Minnesota

Steve Bedrosian

Philadelphia

Dave Righetti

New York

1988

Dennis Eckersley

Oakland

John Franco

Cincinnati

1989

Jeff Russell

Texas

Mark Davis

San Diego

1990

Bobby Thigpen

Chicago

John Franco

New York

1991

Dennis Eckersley

Oakland

Lee Smith

St. Louis

Bryan Harvey

California

1992

Dennis Eckersley

Oakland

Doug Jones

Houston

Lee Smith

St. Louis

1993

Jeff Montgomery

Kansas City

Randy Myers

Chicago

1994

Lee Smith

Baltimore

John Franco

New York

1995

Jose Mesa

Cleveland

Randy Myers

Chicago

1996

John Wetteland

New York

Trevor Hoffman

San Diego

1997

Mariano Rivera

New York

Jeff Shaw

Cincinnati

1998

Tom Gordon

Boston

Trevor Hoffman

San Diego

1999

Mariano Rivera

New York

Ugueth Urbina

Montreal

2000

Todd Jones

Detroit

Antonio Alfonseca

Florida

2001

Marianio Rivera

New York

Armando Benitez
Robb Nen

New York
San Francisco

2002

Billy Koch

Oakland

John Smoltz

Atlanta

2003

Keith Foulke

Oakland

Eric Gagne

Los Angeles

2004

Mariano Rivera

New York

Eric Gagne

Los Angeles

2005 Mariano Rivera
Joe Nathan
New York
Minnesota
Chad Cordero Washington Nationals
2006 Francisco Rodriguez Los Angeles Angels Trevor Hoffman San Diego Padres