most strikeouts as a relief pitcher in 1970

Dick Selma fanned the most batters by a relief pitcher in a season in 1970, with 153 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dick Selma
D. Selma
153
1970
PHI PHI
73
8
9
.471
0
2.75
0
0
22
134.1
108
41
42
8
59
4
47
9
553
10
10.25
3.95
2.59
0.54
27.7
10.7
1.24
.304
2.81
7.24
2Tom Hall
T. Hall
100
1970
MIN MIN
41
4
5
.444
0
2.96
0
0
4
79.0
47
26
27
6
36
2
13
4
317
2
11.39
4.10
2.78
0.68
31.5
11.4
1.05
.237
3.08
5.35
3Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
91
1970
LAD LAD
58
7
6
.538
0
3.13
0
0
24
89.0
66
31
36
10
33
0
41
9
361
8
9.20
3.34
2.76
1.01
25.2
9.1
1.11
.247
3.64
6.67
4Dave Giusti
D. Giusti
85
1970
PIT PIT
65
9
3
.750
0
2.67
0
0
26
101.0
92
30
34
6
37
0
47
9
415
5
7.57
3.30
2.30
0.53
20.5
8.9
1.28
.300
3.03
8.20
5Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
85
1970
CWS CWS
77
9
13
.409
0
2.81
0
0
21
121.2
118
38
50
7
36
2
62
7
508
4
6.29
2.66
2.36
0.52
16.7
7.1
1.27
.294
3.70
8.73
6Dennis Higgins
D. Higgins
82
1970
CLE CLE
58
4
6
.400
0
3.99
0
0
11
90.1
82
40
43
8
54
2
29
8
398
6
8.17
5.38
1.52
0.80
20.6
13.6
1.51
.294
4.28
8.17
7Lindy McDaniel
L. McDaniel
81
1970
NYY NYY
62
9
5
.643
0
2.01
0
0
29
112.0
88
25
29
7
23
0
51
5
436
3
6.51
1.85
3.52
0.56
18.6
5.3
0.99
.249
2.33
7.07
8Tug McGraw
T. McGraw
81
1970
NYM NYM
57
4
6
.400
0
3.28
0
0
10
90.2
77
33
40
6
49
1
32
17
398
2
8.04
4.86
1.65
0.60
20.4
12.3
1.39
.272
3.97
7.64
9Stan Williams
S. Williams
76
1970
MIN MIN
68
10
1
.909
0
1.99
0
0
15
113.1
85
25
34
8
32
5
36
6
456
2
6.04
2.54
2.38
0.64
16.7
7.0
1.03
.230
2.70
6.75
10John Strohmayer
J. Strohmayer
74
1970
MON MON
42
3
1
.750
0
4.86
0
0
0
76.0
85
41
48
7
39
2
11
3
349
9
8.76
4.62
1.90
0.83
21.2
11.2
1.63
.344
5.68
10.07
11Lowell Palmer
L. Palmer
74
1970
PHI PHI
33
1
1
.500
0
5.42
0
0
0
78.0
73
47
51
13
36
4
10
4
341
13
8.54
4.15
2.06
1.50
21.7
10.6
1.40
.280
5.88
8.42
12Don McMahon
D. McMahon
74
1970
SFG SFG
61
9
5
.643
0
2.96
0
0
19
94.1
70
31
32
9
45
2
44
13
398
7
7.06
4.29
1.64
0.86
18.6
11.3
1.22
.228
3.05
6.68
13Darold Knowles
D. Knowles
71
1970
WSH WSH
71
2
14
.125
0
2.04
0
0
27
119.1
100
27
36
4
58
4
49
16
510
3
5.35
4.37
1.22
0.30
13.9
11.4
1.32
.257
2.72
7.54
14Eddie Fisher
E. Fisher
70
1970
CAL CAL
65
4
4
.500
0
3.14
0
0
8
117.2
106
41
46
13
30
2
36
1
480
6
5.35
2.29
2.33
0.99
14.6
6.3
1.16
.255
3.52
8.11
15Ken Brett
K. Brett
70
1970
BOS BOS
27
3
5
.375
0
3.44
0
0
2
52.1
35
20
24
3
31
1
9
6
221
3
12.04
5.33
2.26
0.52
31.7
14.0
1.26
.276
4.13
6.02
16Claude Raymond
C. Raymond
68
1970
MON MON
59
6
7
.462
0
4.43
0
0
23
83.1
76
41
48
13
27
2
43
7
354
4
7.34
2.92
2.52
1.40
19.2
7.6
1.24
.258
5.18
8.21
17Don Gullett
D. Gullett
68
1970
CIN CIN
42
4
1
.800
0
1.92
0
0
6
70.1
44
15
17
3
42
0
15
6
291
5
8.70
5.37
1.62
0.38
23.4
14.4
1.22
.230
2.18
5.63
18Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
68
1970
TOT
53
6
5
.545
0
3.40
0
0
13
82.0
73
31
33
8
42
1
39
7
356
4
7.46
4.61
1.62
0.88
19.1
11.8
1.40
.274
3.62
8.01
19Pete Richert
P. Richert
66
1970
BAL BAL
50
7
2
.778
0
1.98
0
0
13
54.2
36
12
14
5
24
1
25
3
216
4
10.87
3.95
2.75
0.82
30.6
11.1
1.10
.258
2.30
5.93
20Ken Sanders
K. Sanders
63
1970
MIL MIL
50
5
2
.714
0
1.75
0
0
13
92.1
64
18
19
1
25
4
30
5
357
2
6.14
2.44
2.52
0.10
17.6
7.0
0.96
.239
1.85
6.24
21Clay Carroll
C. Carroll
63
1970
CIN CIN
65
9
4
.692
0
2.59
0
0
16
104.1
104
30
38
4
27
2
31
9
437
2
5.43
2.33
2.33
0.35
14.4
6.2
1.26
.293
3.28
8.97
22Roberto Rodriguez
R. Rodriguez
62
1970
TOT
42
3
2
.600
0
5.50
0
0
5
72.0
86
44
54
9
23
0
16
2
318
5
7.75
2.88
2.70
1.13
19.5
7.2
1.51
.344
6.75
10.75
23Ted Abernathy
T. Abernathy
59
1970
TOT
58
10
3
.769
0
2.60
0
0
14
83.0
65
24
31
3
55
5
37
5
365
3
6.40
5.96
1.07
0.33
16.2
15.1
1.45
.255
3.36
7.05
24Moe Drabowsky
M. Drabowsky
59
1970
TOT
45
5
4
.556
0
3.52
0
0
3
69.0
58
27
30
10
27
3
24
6
295
1
7.70
3.52
2.19
1.30
20.0
9.2
1.23
.245
3.91
7.57
25Fred Scherman
F. Scherman
58
1970
DET DET
48
4
4
.500
0
3.23
0
0
1
69.2
61
25
28
5
28
1
20
3
290
6
7.49
3.62
2.07
0.65
20.0
9.7
1.28
.283
3.62
7.88
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
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MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
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BAL BAL
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NYM NYM
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MIN MIN
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Schedule

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TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
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TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
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10/26
MIL MIL
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TBR TBR
8:00 PM
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MIL MIL
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TBR TBR
8:00 PM
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MIL MIL
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TBR TBR
8:00 PM