Mike Marshall the first reliever to win Cy Young Award dead at 78

[pwaldo]

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mike-...ung-award-dead

Mike Marshall, the first relief pitcher to win a Cy Young Award, died Monday. He was 78.

He had been receiving hospice care at his home in Zephyrhills, Fla., his daughter Rebekah told the Dodgers. She did not give a cause of death.

In 1973, he appeared in a major league-leading 92 games and recorded a 2.66 ERA with 124 strikeouts and 31 saves. He finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting that season.

He would join the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974. He led the league by appearing in 106 games and finished 83 of those games, recording 21 saves. He won the Cy Young award that year over teammates Andy Messersmith and Don Sutton and Atlanta Braves star Phil Niekro.

He also finished third in National League MVP voting in 1974 behind teammate Steve Garvey and St. Louis Cardinals legend Lou Brock.

[bakemeister52]

I remember watching him come into all those games back then and he was amazing and to win the Cy Young was unheard off! RIP and prayers for his family!

Bake