Fireman of the Year Award

The ATL 2005
Fireman of the Year Award
Vote Tally

"I get the ball, I throw the ball, and then I take a shower."
-Mariano Rivera-

Union & Legends League Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tallies

The votes are in, so without further ado let us crown the Fireman of the Year Award Winners from the Legends and Union Leagues here in our ezine. Later on there will be a permanent page for winners in the Awards & Achievements section.

2005 ATL Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tallies

LEGENDS LEAGUE Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tally

The Legends League Fireman of the Year Award voting was a resounding confirmation of the extraordinary year Troy Percival had. Percival received 78% of the first-place votes, and 46% of the total vote. Percival set a high standard for all Legends League Firemen who will follow him.

Percival led the league in Saves (36) and Save Percentage (.900). He was 2nd in the Legends League in Games Finished (52) & Save Opportunities (40), while 9th in Games (63).

Tom Henke (11%) and Robb Nen (11%) were the only others to receive first-place votes, one each. They received 12% & 8% of the total votes cast, respectively. It should also be noted that Tom Henke's second place standing in the vote tally is an acknowledgement of the importance of the middle reliever and setup man, the roles Henke was called on to perform this year. Hoyt Wilhelm (12%) scored higher than Nen without receiving a first-place vote.



The Legends League Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tallies


Name             ERA  W  L   S   G HLD  IR IRS  IR%   INN   H   R  ER  BB   K HR GDP PTS 
Troy Percival   2.19  3  3  36  63   2  21   6 .286  70.0  28  19  17  23  70  8   1 35(7)
Tom Henke       3.15 11  3   2  68   9  38  10 .263  88.2  75  37  31  32  85 12   6  9(1)
Hoyt Wilhelm    4.40  8  7  35  79   4  21   5 .238 118.2 107  61  58  30  78 16   5  9
Robb Nen        3.44  5  2  23  74   2  40  13 .325  86.1  69  34  33  29  68  7   8  6(1)
Trevor Hoffman  2.77  6  7  18  54   1  38   9 .237  61.2  47  22  19  19  53  3   5  6
Rick Aguilera   3.65 10  8  14  49   0   9   3 .333 116.0 107  48  47  35  85 16  14  4
John Wetteland  2.85  4  3  21  57   1  40  17 .425  60.0  55  20  19  20  54  5   2  3
Jose Mesa       2.05  5  3  12  46   2  40   7 .175  44.0  43  10  10  14  27  1   0  1
Ron Reed        1.71  1  4  11  37   3  10   4 .400  42.0  33  11   8  15  32  1   1  1
Yutaka Ono*     4.06  8  5   3  78   9  61  23 .377 106.1 107  54  48  28  76 18  12  1
Bob Stanley     3.75  5  3   5  66   7  35  13 .371 100.2 103  49  42  40  43  9   4  1

2005 ATL Fireman of the Year Award

UNION LEAGUE Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tally

A much closer tally was held in the Union League with only 9 relief pitchers getting votes, but the dominance of the winner over the league's batters is still unquestioned. Mariano Rivera received 56% of the first place votes while leading the pack with 34% of the total vote. Goose Gossage came in second with 22% of the first-placers, and 23% of the total vote. Workhorse and all-around relief guy, Mark Eichorn was third with 22% of the first-placers and 12% of the total vote.

Rivera was tied for the Union League lead in Save Opportunities (37), and was 2nd in Saves (30), Save Percentage (.811), and Games Finished (48) while only 18th in Games (55).

Nobody else received any first place votes, and no other pitcher scored higher than 4th-place Bruce Sutter's 6% of the total vote. However we should note that all the pitchers who were voted for had very good seasons

Union League Fireman of the Year Award Vote Tallies


Name             ERA   W  L S   G   IR IRS  IR%  INN   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR GDP Pts
Mariano Rivera   1.87  7  3 30  55  38   9 .237  62.2  38  19  13  31  52  3  5 29(5)
Goose Gossage    2.53  2  4 32  59  15   8 .533  85.1  67  25  24  38  67  7  1 20(2)
Mark Eichhorn    3.65 11  3 11  80  58  22 .379 138.0 146  61  56  56  73 11 14 10(2)
Bruce Sutter     2.57  5  6 20  57  25  13 .520  84.0  70  26  24  31  54  7  6  5
Shingo Takatsu   1.93  7  6 15  38  15   5 .333  51.1  33  13  11  29  21  3  6  4
Dennis Eckersley 1.99  4  3  6  41  19   4 .211  54.1  42  19  12   9  47  6  3  3
Steve Bedrosian  3.17  7  6 14  51  14   6 .429  71.0  65  29  25  40  40  5  1  3
Mike Jackson     3.58  4  5  2  73  46  23 .500  98.0  83  43  39  46  65 11  4  1
Bill Henry*      3.08  4  4  1  43  26   5 .192  61.1  56  27  21  29  46  4  2  1

"I have no clue what any of this means."

-Troy Percival-