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Relief Man Award winners

American League
Year	Player	Team	Pts.
2006	Francisco Rodriguez	ANA	134
2005	Mariano Rivera	NYY	135
2004	Mariano Rivera	NYY	157
2003	Keith Foulke	OAK	139
2002	Billy Koch	OAK	136
2001	Mariano Rivera	NYY	135
2000	Todd Jones	DET	118
1999	Mariano Rivera	NYY	129
1998	Tom Gordon	BOS	142
1997	Randy Myers	BAL	131
1996	John Wetteland	NYY	119
1995	Jose Mesa	CLE	140
1994	Lee Smith	BAL	81
1993	Jeff Montgomery	KC	127
1992	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	159
1991	Bryan Harvey	CA	122
1990	Bobby Thigpen	CHI	151
1989	Jeff Russell	TEX	106
1988	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	123
1987	Dave Righetti	NYY	72
1986	Dave Righetti	NYY	100
1985	Dan Quisenberry	KC	81
1984	Dan Quisenberry	KC	97
1983	Dan Quisenberry	KC	97
1982	Dan Quisenberry	KC	85
1981	Rollie Fingers	MIL	61
1980	Dan Quisenberry	KC	83
1979	Jim Kern	TEX	79
1978	Rich Gossage	NYY	63
1977	Bill Campbell	BOS	79
1976	Bill Campbell	MIN	69

National League
Year	Player	Team	Pts.
2006	Trevor Hoffman	SD	124
2005	Chad Cordero	WAS	137
2004	Eric Gagne	LA	142
2003	Eric Gagne	LA	165
2002	John Smoltz	ATL	164
2001	Armando Benitez	NYM	130
2000	Antonio Alfonseca	FLA	125
1999	Billy Wagner	HOU	117
1998	Trevor Hoffman	SD	161
1997	Jeff Shaw	CIN	116
1996	Jeff Brantley	CIN	120
1995	Tom Henke	STL	104
1994	Rod Beck	SF	80
1993	Randy Myers	CHC	143
1992	Lee Smith	STL	103
1991	Lee Smith	STL	135
1990	John Franco	CA	91
1989	Mark Davis	CHI	126
1988	John Franco	NYM	91
1987	Steve Bedrosian	PHI	87
1986	Todd Worrell	STL	80
1985	Jeff Reardon	MON	78
1984	Bruce Sutter	STL	92
1983	Al Holland	PHI	62
1982	Bruce Sutter	STL	82
1981	Bruce Sutter	STL	51
1980	Rollie Fingers	SD	59
1979	Bruce Sutter	CHC
1978	Rollie Fingers	SD	73
1977	Rollie Fingers	SD	77
1976	Rawly Eastwick	CIN	69

Note: Three scoring systems (1976-1987; 1988-99; and 2000-Present) have been used over the course of the award.
Points are now awarded as follows: Save = 2 pts, Tough Save (entering the game with the tying run on base) = 4 pts, Win = 2 pts, Loss = -2 pts, Blown Save = -2 pts