Hall of Fame
Five relievers have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter, and Goose Gossage. Eckersley believes he was inducted because he was both a starter and a reliever. No other closer in the one-inning save era has been inducted. "If I came up today as a closer and played 20 years, would I have made it ? These pitchers did the job they were supposed to do for 20 years. What else are they supposed to do?" said Eckersley.
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