- Mike Stanton
William Michael (Mike) Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. From 1989 through 2006, Stanton has posted a 67-60 record with a 3.81 ERA and 84 saves in 1144 games pitched which ranks him second all-time in appearances behind Jesse Orosco (1251). He made the American League All-Star team in 2001. - Mike Timlin
Michael August (Mike) Timlin (born March 10, 1966 in Midland, Texas) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing for the Boston Red Sox. An important man in the Boston bullpen and a veteran setup man, Timlin has a good command of his 93-MPH fastball. He also throws a slider and a sinker that have a downward break, inducing a significant number of ground balls. - Mike Marshall
Michael Grant (Mike) Marshall (born January 15, 1943 in Adrian, Michigan) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 14 seasons (1967 - 1981, excluding 1968) for nine different teams, including multi-year stints with the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins. Marshall won the National League Cy Young Award in 1974 as a member of the Dodgers as well as being named the NL Pitcher of the Year by "The Sporting News". - Bob Wickman
Robert Joe Wickman is a closer in Major League Baseball who plays with the Atlanta Braves. Previously, Wickman played for the New York Yankees (1992-96), Milwaukee Brewers (1996-2000), and the Cleveland Indians (2000-2006). He bats and throws right-handed. During his career through 2006, Wickman has compiled a 60-57 win-loss record with 247 saved games and a 3.57 ERA in 778 appearances. - Eddie Guardado
Edward Adrian “Eddie” Guardado is a closer in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Previously, Guardado played with the Minnesota Twins (1993–2003) and Seattle Mariners (2004–2006). He bats right-handed and throws left-handed. His fans refer to him affectionately as “Everyday Eddie,” a testament to his rubber arm. He has been known to nearly blow a save before finishing the game, for this he noted, “They call me ‘Everyday’ Eddie, … - Mike Myers
Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a left-handed relief pitcher who plays for the New York Yankees. Myers attended high school at Crystal Lake Central High School in Illinois and later pitched at Iowa State University. Through the 2006 season, Myers has compiled a 20-22 record with 14 saves and a 4.19 ERA in 778 appearances (leading all major league pitchers since 1996). - Carl Mays
Carl William Mays (November 12 1891 - April 4 1971) was one of the better right-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball from 1916-1926, but he is best remembered for throwing the pitch that struck Ray Chapman in the head on August 16, 1920, making Chapman the only major leaguer in history to die as a direct result of an on-field incident (he died the next day at a NYC hospital). Born in Liberty, Kentucky, Mays threw with a submarine motion (he was nicknamed "Sub"), … - Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a colorful Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was the father of country music singer Tim McGraw. He was born in Martinez, California. - Colter Bean
Randall Colter Bean (born January 16, 1977, in Anniston, Alabama), is a Minor League Baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees' system. Bean attended Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham before attending Auburn University. Bean played in the College World Series and was named All-SEC second team in 2000. Bean still holds the Auburn team record with 108 games pitched and 106 games relieved in his NCAA career. - Casey Fossum
Casey Paul Fossum (born January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays since 2005. Previously, Fossum played for the Boston Red Sox (2001-03) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2004). He bats and throws left handed. Fossum attended Texas A&M University, leading the Aggies to the 1999 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned All-Big 12 honors in both 1998 and 1999, … - John Hiller
John Frederick Hiller (born April 8 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers. After suffering a heart attack in 1971, he returned to the team and recorded 38 saves in 1973 - a major league record until 1983, and a team record until 2000. He also set an American League record by winning 17 games in relief in 1974. - Bob Stanley
Robert William "Bob" Stanley (born November 10, 1954) in Portland, Maine is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox. Over his 13-year career, Stanley played only for the Red Sox from 1977-89. Bob was a first-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1974. A sinker ball specialist, Stanley is the club all-time saves leader with 132, but to most Red Sox fans, he is simply known as "The Steamer". - Mel Harder
Melvin Leroy Harder (October 15 1909 - October 20 2002), nicknamed "Chief", was an American right-handed starting pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians. He spent 36 seasons overall with the Indians, as a player from 1928 to 1947 and as one of the game's most highly regarded pitching coaches from 1949-64. - Babe Adams
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams (May 18 1882 - July 27 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Noted for his outstanding location control, his career average of 1.29 walks per 9 innings pitched was the second lowest of the 20th century; his 1920 mark of 1 walk per 14.6 innings was a modern record until 2005. - Larry Andersen
Larry Eugene Andersen (born May 6, 1953 in Portland, Oregon) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and current color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1975 through 1994, Andersen played for the Cleveland Indians (1975-79), Seattle Mariners (1981-82), Philadelphia Phillies (1983-86, 1993-94), Houston Astros (1986-1990), Boston Red Sox (1990) and San Diego Padres (1991-92). He batted and threw right handed. - Clem Labine
Clement Walter Labine was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960. As a key member of the Dodgers in the early 1950s, he helped the team to its first-ever World Series title in 1955 with a win and a save in four games. He held the National League record for career saves from 1958 until 1962; his 96 career saves ranked fourth in major league history when he retired. - Roy Face
Elroy Leon Face (born February 20 1928 in Stephentown, New York) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A pioneer of modern relief pitching, he was the archetype of what came to be known as the closer, and set numerous National League records during the late 1950s and 1960s. Face was the first major leaguer to save 20 games more than once, … - Wilbur Cooper
Arley Wilbur Cooper (February 24 1892 - August 7 1973) was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time winner of 20 games in the early 1920s, he was the first National League lefthander to win 200 games. He established NL records for lefthanders - second only to Eddie Plank among all southpaws - for career wins (216), … - Manny Delcarmen
Manuel (Manny) Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox. A graduate of West Roxbury High School, where he was the salutatorian, Delcarmen was a second-round draft pick by Boston in 2000; he was the first draftee from a Boston public high school in 34 years and made his debut with the Red Sox on July 27, 2005. - Stu Miller
Stuart Leonard (Stu) Miller (born December 26, 1927 in Northampton, Massachusetts), is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952-1956), Philadelphia Phillies (1956), New York & San Francisco Giants (1957-1962), Baltimore Orioles (1963-1967) and Atlanta Braves (1968). He batted and threw right handed. In a 16-season career, Miller posted a 105-103 record with a 3.24 earned run average, 1164 strikeouts, … - Bill Sherdel
William Henry Sherdel (August 15, 1896 - November 14, 1968) was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fifteen seasons (1918-1932) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. For his career, he compiled a 165-146 record in 514 appearances, with an 3.72 earned run average and 839 strikeouts. In Cardinals franchise history, Sherdel ranks 4th all-time in wins (153), 3rd in games pitched (465), 4th in innings pitched (2450.7), … - Paul Derringer
Samuel Paul Derringer (October 17 1906 - November 17 1987) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams from 1931 to 1945, primarily the Cincinnati Reds. He won 20 games for Cincinnati four times between 1935 and 1940, peaking with a 25-7 season in 1939 as the Reds won the NL pennant for the first time in 20 years. His 161 victories with Cincinnati are the club record for a righthander, … - Ron Reed
Ronald Lee Reed (born November 2, 1942 in LaPorte, Indiana) is a retired American starting/relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1966-75), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-83) and Chicago White Sox (1984). He batted and threw right handed. In a 19-season career, Reed posted a 146-140 record with a 3.46 ERA, 103 saves, 1481 strikeouts, eight shutouts, 55 complete games, … - Cy Seymour
James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9 1872 in Albany, New York - September 20 1919 in New York, New York) was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 through 1913, Seymour played for the New York Giants (1896-1900, 1906-1910), Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902), Cincinnati Reds (1902-1906) and Boston Braves (1913). He batted and threw left-handed. Primarily a center fielder, Seymour was a pitcher for the first five years of his career, … - Larry Cheney
Laurance Russell (Larry) Cheney (May 2, 1886 - January 6, 1969) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1911-1915[start]), Brooklyn Robins (1915[end]-1919), Boston Braves (1919[mid]) and Philadelphia Phillies (1919[end]). Cheney batted and threw right handed. He was born in Belleville, Kansas. Cheney debuted with the Cubs on September 19, 1911. After two brief appearances as a reliever, he pitched a shutout against Brooklyn, … - Pete Mikkelsen
Peter James Mikkelsen (October 25, 1939 - November 29, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964-65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-67), Chicago Cubs (1967-68), St. Louis Cardinals (1968) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-72). Mikkelsen batted and threw right handed. He was born in Staten Island, New York. A sinker-ball specialist, Mikkelsen filled various relief roles coming out from the bullpen, … - Eddie Fisher
Eddie Gene Fisher (born July 16, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (1959-61), Chicago White Sox (1962-66 and 1972-73), Baltimore Orioles (1966-67), Cleveland Indians (1968), California Angels (1969-72) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973). Fisher's best pitch was the knuckleball, and in 1963-1966 he worked out the White Sox bullpen with fellow flutterball specialist Hoyt Wilhelm. - Jason Phillips
Jason Charles Phillips is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1999 and 2003 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999) and Cleveland Indians (2002-2003). Phillips batted and threw right handed. He is not related with catcher Jason Phillips. In a three-season career, Phillips posted a 1-4 record with a 6.20 ERA, 32 strikeouts and 53 ⅔ innings in 50 games pitched, six as a starter. - Tom Morgan
Tom Stephen Morgan (May 20, 1930 - January 13, 1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of El Monte, California, the 6'2", 195 lb. right-hander was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season. He played for the Yankees (1951-52, 1954-56), Kansas City Athletics (1957), Detroit Tigers (1958-1960), Washington Senators (1960), and Los Angeles Angels (1961-1963). - Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Shigetoshi Hasegawa was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim Angels (1997-2001), and before that spent six years with the Orix Blue Wave. He bats and throws right handed. In 2003, Hasegawa was named to the All Star Team as a middle reliever and ended up converting 16 of 17 saves at the end of the year when Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki was injured. - Dick Drago
Richard Anthony (Dick) Drago (born June 25, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1969-1973), Boston Red Sox (1974-1975 and 1978-1980), California Angels (1976-1977), Baltimore Orioles (1977) and Seattle Mariners (1981). He batted and threw right handed. In a 13-season career, Drago posted a 108-117 record with a 3.75 ERA and 58 saves in 519 appearances (189 as a starter). - Silver King
Silver King (January 11, 1868 - May 21, 1938), born Charles Frederick Koenig in St. Louis, Missouri, was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century from 1886 through 1897. He batted and threw right handed. In a 10-year career, spent primarily as a pitcher, King played for Jacksonville Illinois (1885), St. Joseph Missouri in the Western League (1886), Kansas City Cowboys (1886), St. Louis Browns (1887), Chicago Pirates (1890), … - John Wyatt
John Thomas Wyatt was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1961 through 1969, he played for the Kansas City Athletics (1961-1966["start"]), Boston Red Sox (1966["end"]-1968["start"]), New York Yankees (1968["mid"]), Detroit Tigers (1968["end"]) and Oakland Athletics (1969). Wyatt batted and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. - Elias Sosa
Elias Sosa Martinez (born June 10, 1950 in La Vega, Dominican Republic), is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1968. He played for the Giants (1972-1974), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Atlanta Braves (1975-1976), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976-1977), Oakland Athletics (1978), Montreal Expos (1979-1981), Detroit Tigers (1982), and San Diego Padres (1983). - Tim Burke
Timothy (Tim) Burke (born February 19, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-1991), New York Mets (1991-1992) and New York Yankees (1992). He batted and threw right handed. In an eight-season career, Burke posted a 49-33 record with a 2.72 ERA and 102 saves in 498 games pitched. - Paul Lindblad
Paul Aaron Lindblad was an American left-handed middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics (1965-71, 1973-76). He also played for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1971-72, 1977-78) and New York Yankees (1978). Upon his retirement in 1978, he had recorded the seventh-most appearances (655) of any left-hander in history. Lindblad was born in Chanute, Kansas. - Bret Prinz
Bret Prinz (born June 15, 1977 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Chicago Cubs organization. Previously, Prinz played with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2003-2004), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005), and Chicago White Sox (2007). He bats and throws right-handed. After being designated for assignment on June 15, 2007, Prinz chose to become a free agent, … - Ken Chase
Kendall Fay Chase (October 6, 1913 - January 16, 1985) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1936 and 1943. Listed at 6' 2" 210 lb., Chase batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Oneonta, New York. A hard-throwing pitcher, Chase entered the majors in 1936 with the Washington Senators, playing six years for them before joining the Boston Red Sox (1942-43) and New York Giants (1943). - Ed Sprague
Edward Nelson Sprague, Sr. (born September 16, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between 1968 and 1976. Listed at 6' 4", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A hard-thrower, Sprague did not play at school level. He was scouted while pitching in the army in Germany and was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966. A year later he was sold to the Oakland Athletics. - Rob Murphy
Robert Albert (Rob) Murphy (born May 26, 1960 in Miami, Florida) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1985 through 1995, Murphy played for the Cincinnati Reds (1985-88), Boston Red Sox (1989-90), Seattle Mariners (1991), Houston Astros (1992), St. Louis Cardinals (1993-94), New York Yankees (1994), Los Angeles Dodgers (1995) and Florida Marlins (1995). He batted and threw left handed.
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