Rolaids Relief Man Award
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The Rolaids Relief Man Award was an annual Major League Baseball award given from 1976 to 2012 to the top relief pitchers of the regular season, one in the American League and one in the National Leag
Mariano Rivera won the AL Relief Man Award in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2009.
Rollie Fingers won the NL Relief Man Award in 1977, 1978, and 1980, and the AL Relief Man in 1981.
Goose Gossage won the AL Relief Man Award in 1978.
Lee Smith won the NL Relief Man Award in 1991 and 1992 and the AL Relief Man Award in 1994.
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Rolaids is an American brand of calcium and magnesium-based antacid produced by Procter & Gamble. It was invented by American chemist Irvine W. Grote in the late 1920s, and originated with manufacturi
Rolaids Relief Man Award
…and one in the National League (NL). Relief pitchers enter the game after the starting pitcher is removed. The award was sponsored by the antacid brand Rolaids, whose slogan was "R-O-L-A-I-D-S spells relief." Because the first closers were nicknamed "firemen", a reference to "putting out the fire" of another…
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