The Original Fireman 🔥 

The original FIREMAN 🔥 ⚾️
Mike Marshall Was an absolute workhorse
His nickname was iron mike - and rightfully so
In 1974 the 31-year-old right-hander appeared in a major-league record 106 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching 208 1/3 innings in relief. His season is unique in baseball’s long history. Nobody else has come close to 106 games, not even in the 19th century, when pitchers were just 50 feet from home plate and throwing underhand.
He got his big break In 1971 when manager Gene Mauch installed him as the late-inning fireman (not yet called a closer). He seized the opportunity.
In his first year as relief ace, Marshall saved 23 games, second best in the league,
In 1972 Marshall recorded a career-best 1.78 ERA. He led the league with 65 appearances and compiled 18 saves with a 14-8 record.
The next year he set major-league records by pitching 92 games and 179 innings in relief
He topped the league in saves for the first time with 31 to go with 14 victories
Marshall began his 1974 season by pitching five straight days. Starting on June 18, he worked 13 consecutive games in 16 days (breaking the major-league record of nine straight games), and during that stretch he picked up five victories in six days. His 106 appearances eclipsed his own year-old record of 92. Since then,
Counting the All-Star Game, league playoffs, and World Series, he appeared in 114 games and 222 1/3 innings in 192 days
2.42 ERA, 141 ERA+, 2.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .617 opponents’ OPS, and a 15-11 record. He led the league with only 21 saves
For his record-shattering season, Marshall became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award and finished third behind teammate Steve Garvey in the Most Valuable Player voting
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