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The Top Ranked MLB Relief Pitchers by 1940s Season
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | 1940 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Beggs | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2 | Al Benton | Detroit Tigers |
| 3 | Joe Heving | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | Johnny Murphy | New York Yankees |
| 5 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | Max Lanier | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 7 | Atley Donald | New York Yankees |
| 8 | Ken Raffensberger | Chicago Cubs |
| 9 | Archie McKain | Detroit Tigers |
| 10 | Clint Brown | Chicago White Sox |
| 11 | Johnny Lanning | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 12 | Newt Kimball | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 13 | Jumbo Brown | New York Giants |
| 14 | Bill Beckmann | Philadelphia A's |
| 15 | Tot Pressnell | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 16 | Bill Trotter | St. Louis Browns |
| 17 | Red Lynn | New York Giants |
| 18 | Dick Lanahan | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 19 | Ed Heusser | Philadelphia A's |
| 20 | Jack Russell | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1941 | Team |
| 1 | Johnny Murphy | New York Yankees |
| 2 | Tom Ferrick | Philadelphia A's |
| 3 | Bob Klinger | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 4 | Howie Krist | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 5 | Norm Branch | New York Yankees |
| 6 | Joe Heving | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | Dutch Dietz | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 8 | Mike Ryba | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Johnny Humphries | Chicago White Sox |
| 10 | Jumbo Brown | New York Giants |
| 11 | Tot Pressnell | Chicago Cubs |
| 12 | Mace Brown | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 13 | Sam Nahem | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 14 | Jim Turner | Cincinnati Reds |
| 15 | Alex Carrasquel | Washington Senators |
| 16 | Bill Crouch | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 17 | Ike Pearson | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 18 | Joe Beggs | Cincinnati Reds |
| 19 | Clint Brown | Cleveland Indians |
| 20 | Joe Sullivan | Boston Braves |
| Rnk | 1942 | Team |
| 1 | Ace Adams | New York Giants |
| 2 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 3 | Howie Krist | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 | Joe Haynes | Chicago White Sox |
| 5 | George Caster | St. Louis Browns |
| 6 | Joe Beggs | Cincinnati Reds |
| 7 | Mace Brown | Boston Red Sox |
| 8 | Bill Butland | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Murry Dickson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 10 | Johnny Murphy | New York Yankees |
| 11 | Bill Zuber | Washington Senators |
| 12 | Johnny Sain | Boston Braves |
| 13 | Harry Feldman | New York Giants |
| 14 | Tom Ferrick | Cleveland Indians |
| 15 | Bill McGee | New York Giants |
| 16 | Johnny Schmitz | Chicago Cubs |
| 17 | Johnny Lanning | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Harry Eisenstat | Cleveland Indians |
| 19 | Les Webber | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 20 | Red Embree | Cleveland Indians |
| Rnk | 1943 | Team |
| 1 | Johnny Murphy | New York Yankees |
| 2 | Clyde Shoun | Cincinnati Reds |
| 3 | Gordon Maltzberger | Chicago White Sox |
| 4 | Ace Adams | New York Giants |
| 5 | George Caster | St. Louis Browns |
| 6 | Mace Brown | Boston Red Sox |
| 7 | Joe Beggs | Cincinnati Reds |
| 8 | Mike Naymick | Cleveland Indians |
| 9 | Red Munger | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 10 | Joe Haynes | Chicago White Sox |
| 11 | Mike Ryba | Boston Red Sox |
| 12 | Joe Heving | Cleveland Indians |
| 13 | Johnny Allen | New York Giants |
| 14 | Murry Dickson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 15 | Johnny Gorsica | Detroit Tigers |
| 16 | Ray Scarborough | Washington Senators |
| 17 | Ray Prim | Chicago Cubs |
| 18 | Jack Salveson | Cleveland Indians |
| 19 | Lon Warneke | Chicago Cubs |
| 20 | Jake Wade | Chicago White Sox |
| Rnk | 1944 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Berry | Philadelphia A's |
| 2 | Gordon Maltzberger | Chicago White Sox |
| 3 | Joe Heving | Cleveland Indians |
| 4 | George Caster | St. Louis Browns |
| 5 | Mike Ryba | Boston Red Sox |
| 6 | Frank Barrett | Boston Red Sox |
| 7 | Freddy Schmidt | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Ace Adams | New York Giants |
| 9 | Xavier Rescigno | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 10 | Hy Vandenberg | Chicago Cubs |
| 11 | Alex Carrasquel | Washington Senators |
| 12 | Blix Donnelly | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 | Jim Turner | New York Yankees |
| 14 | Andy Karl | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 15 | Ira Hutchinson | Boston Braves |
| 16 | Red Lynn | Chicago Cubs |
| 17 | Les Webber | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 18 | Milo Candini | Washington Senators |
| 19 | Steve Roser | New York Yankees |
| 20 | Tex Shirley | St. Louis Browns |
| Rnk | 1945 | Team |
| 1 | Ace Adams | New York Giants |
| 2 | Andy Karl | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 3 | Joe Berry | Philadelphia A's |
| 4 | Cy Buker | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 5 | Mike Ryba | Boston Red Sox |
| 6 | Paul Erickson | Chicago Cubs |
| 7 | Boom-Boom Beck | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 8 | Alex Carrasquel | Washington Senators |
| 9 | Joe Page | New York Yankees |
| 10 | Earl Caldwell | Chicago White Sox |
| 11 | Hy Vandenberg | Chicago Cubs |
| 12 | Jim Turner | New York Yankees |
| 13 | Frank Barrett | Boston Red Sox |
| 14 | Les Webber | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 15 | Ken Holcombe | New York Yankees |
| 16 | George Caster | Detroit Tigers |
| 17 | Pete Center | Cleveland Indians |
| 18 | Frank Papish | Chicago White Sox |
| 19 | Oscar Judd | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 20 | Jack Creel | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1946 | Team |
| 1 | Earl Caldwell | Chicago White Sox |
| 2 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 3 | Hank Behrman | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 4 | Junior Thompson | New York Giants |
| 5 | Emil Kush | Chicago Cubs |
| 6 | Art Herring | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 7 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Bob Klinger | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Cliff Fannin | St. Louis Browns |
| 10 | Al Gettel | New York Yankees |
| 11 | Harry Gumbert | Cincinnati Reds |
| 12 | Dick Mauney | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 13 | Johnny Murphy | New York Yankees |
| 14 | Bob Chipman | Chicago Cubs |
| 15 | Tom Ferrick | St. Louis Browns |
| 16 | Johnny Hetki | Cincinnati Reds |
| 17 | Jack Hallett | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Earl Johnson | Boston Red Sox |
| 19 | Blix Donnelly | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 20 | Ellis Kinder | St. Louis Browns |
| Rnk | 1947 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Page | New York Yankees |
| 2 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 3 | Russ Christopher | Philadelphia A's |
| 4 | Harry Gumbert | Cincinnati Reds |
| 5 | Ed Klieman | Cleveland Indians |
| 6 | Ken Trinkle | New York Giants |
| 7 | Emil Kush | Chicago Cubs |
| 8 | Mickey Harris | Boston Red Sox |
| 9 | Bob Savage | Philadelphia A's |
| 10 | Art Houtteman | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | Clyde King | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 12 | Earl Harrist | Chicago White Sox |
| 13 | Blix Donnelly | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 14 | Tom Ferrick | Washington Senators |
| 15 | Steve Gromek | Cleveland Indians |
| 16 | Fritz Dorish | Boston Red Sox |
| 17 | Nels Potter | St. Louis Browns |
| 18 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19 | Butch Wensloff | New York Yankees |
| 20 | Earl Caldwell | Chicago White Sox |
| Rnk | 1948 | Team |
| 1 | Harry Gumbert | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 3 | Joe Page | New York Yankees |
| 4 | Kirby Higbe | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 5 | Nels Potter | Boston Braves |
| 6 | Tommy Byrne | New York Yankees |
| 7 | Steve Gromek | Cleveland Indians |
| 8 | Russ Christopher | Cleveland Indians |
| 9 | Earl Johnson | Boston Red Sox |
| 10 | Bobby Hogue | Boston Braves |
| 11 | Satchel Paige | Cleveland Indians |
| 12 | Jess Dobernic | Chicago Cubs |
| 13 | Hank Behrman | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 14 | Erv Palica | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 15 | Ken Trinkle | New York Giants |
| 16 | Ted Gray | Detroit Tigers |
| 17 | Forrest Thompson | Washington Senators |
| 18 | Paul Minner | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 19 | Tom Ferrick | Washington Senators |
| 20 | Bubba Harris | Philadelphia A's |
| Rnk | 1949 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Page | New York Yankees |
| 2 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 3 | Al Benton | Cleveland Indians |
| 4 | Jim Konstanty | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 5 | Erv Palica | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | Satchel Paige | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | Nels Potter | Boston Braves |
| 8 | Fred Martin | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 9 | Bobby Shantz | Philadelphia A's |
| 10 | Tom Ferrick | St. Louis Browns |
| 11 | Carl Erskine | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 12 | Fred Sanford | New York Yankees |
| 13 | Ewell Blackwell | Cincinnati Reds |
| 14 | Bob Chipman | Chicago Cubs |
| 15 | Bob Hall | Boston Braves |
| 16 | Bob Muncrief | Chicago Cubs |
| 17 | Rip Sewell | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 18 | Eddie Erautt | Cincinnati Reds |
| 19 | Emil Kush | Chicago Cubs |
| 20 | Johnny Antonelli | Boston Braves |
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