Relief Man Award
From 1976-2012, the top relievers in each league were honored with the Relief Man Award. After a one-year hiatus, the awards were replaced with the Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman Awards in 2014.
Year | Player | Team | Position |
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2012 | Jim Johnson | Baltimore | RP |
2011 | Jose Valverde | Detroit | RP |
2010 | Rafael Soriano | Tampa Bay | RP |
2009 | Joe Nathan | Minnesota | RP |
2009 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
2008 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA Angels | RP |
2007 | J.J. Putz | Seattle | RP |
2006 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA Angels | RP |
2005 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
2004 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
2003 | Keith Foulke | Oakland | RP |
2002 | Billy Koch | Oakland | RP |
2001 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
2000 | Todd Jones | Detroit | RP |
1999 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
1998 | Tom Gordon | Boston | RP |
1997 | Randy Myers | Baltimore | RP |
1996 | John Wetteland | NY Yankees | RP |
1995 | Jose Mesa | Cleveland | RP |
1994 | Lee Smith | Baltimore | RP |
1993 | Jeff Montgomery | Kansas City | RP |
1992 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | RP |
1991 | Bryan Harvey | California | RP |
1990 | Bobby Thigpen | Chi White Sox | RP |
1989 | Jeff Russell | Texas | RP |
1988 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | RP |
1987 | Dave Righetti | NY Yankees | RP |
1986 | Dave Righetti | NY Yankees | RP |
1985 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
1984 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
1983 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
1982 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
1981 | Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee | RP |
1980 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
1979 | Jim Kern | Texas | RP |
1978 | Rich Gossage | NY Yankees | RP |
1977 | Bill Campbell | Boston | RP |
1976 | Bill Campbell | Minnesota | RP |