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Posted By: howard

Nice list Dylan. I think I have a couple of worthy additions, all from 1952. Although he was overshadowed by Shantz, Allie Reynolds had an astounding season and finished second in the MVP voting. He was 20-8 and led the league in K's and with a 2.06 ERA. He also completed 24 of 29 starts and recorded a save in each of his six relief appearances. In the NL Hoyt Wilhelm and Joe Black had two of the greatest relief seasons ever. Wilhelm was 15-3 and pitched enough innings to lead the league with a 2.43 ERA. Black was 15-4 and at 2.15 had an even better ERA than Wilhelm but was a few innings shy of qualifying for the title. Black very nearly won the MVP but Wilhelm beat him out for the Rookie of the Year.

Honorable mention to Billy Pierce who in 1955 had the lowest ERA of the decade at 1.97 though it resulted in only a 15-10 record.