Trivia Time: Relief Ace

Posted by Nick Kapur on Thursday June 07th 2007, 12:05 am, filed in Trivia

Who holds the all time record for wins in a single season as a relief pitcher, and how many games did he win in relief that year?

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7 Responses to “Trivia Time: Relief Ace”

Paul Moro Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
So wait, are we talking solely about a pitcher’s win total in a season in which he made ZERO starts? So no spot starting duties?
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Nick Kapur Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
We are talking about wins as a reliever, so it could theoretically be a pitcher who won a few games as a spot starter (which wouldn’t count toward the record), and then won a whole bunch of games as a reliever (which would).

Although it just so happens that the actual record holder didn’t make any starts that year…
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Zvee Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I know Mike Remlinger had 10 for the Braves about 6 years back, but that wasn’t the record. I’m guessing 14 wins, but I don’t know who did it. Probably one of the Phillies’ shitty relievers that kept blowing saves but recording wins win the team came back in the bottom of the 9th. Hah.
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Paul Moro Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
This really is a tough one. I remember Dennis Cook had ten a few years ago for the Mets, and I think Danny Graves did too around the same time for Cinci. I’m stumped.
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Paul Moro Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Oh, wait. I remember Roger McDowell winning a bunch in 1986… I don’t know how many offhand, though, but it was somewhere in the teens…
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sam mcclafferty Says:
June 9th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
It was Roy Face who went 17-0 for the Pirates 1 year.
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Nick Kapur Says:
June 9th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Sam was the closest. Roy Face pitched in 57 games for the Pirates in 1959, all of them in relief, compiling a ridiculous record of 18-1 (he also added 10 saves).

Face’s winning percentage that year of .947 is also an all-time single season record.
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