Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons By Relief Pitchers

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2. Mudcat Grant, 1970

Year	Age	Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA+	WHIP
1970	34	OAK	6	2	1.82	72	49	24	123.1	104	25	8	30	54	194	1.086
1970	34	PIT	2	1	2.25	8	5	0	12.0	8	3	2	2	4	179	0.833

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Generated 3/5/2014.

The A’s traded the 34-year-old Grant to the Pirates in September for a player to be named later, acquiring outfielder Angel Mangual the following spring. That came after picking up Grant the previous December, purchasing his contract from St. Louis. The former All-Star starter with the Twins solidified the A’s bullpen before being dealt.

He was seventh in the American League with a 4.5 WAR for Pitchers.

Grant was second in the AL with 72 appearances and fifth with 24 saves.

He converted 24 of 25 save chances and allowed 15 of 65 inherited runners to score, posting an ALI of 1.400.

Grant was second among AL relievers with a 1.82 ERA and 194 ERA-plus, fifth with a 1.086 WHIP and 73 opponents OPS-plus and eighth with a .234 opponents batting average.

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