[1] It was established in 1960 by The Sporting News (TSN) as the Fireman of the Year Award.

At the time, no reliever had ever received a Cy Young Award vote.

[2] The Fireman of the Year Award originally recognized the reliever with the most combined saves and wins in each league in MLB.

[3] The magazine had started publishing the then-unofficial save statistic that same year.

[4] Later, a save was worth two points compared to one for a win in determining the winner.