Top 25 Saves in 1890 in the American Association

Saves : 1890 American Association Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

1890 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the American Association

Name Saves Team Rank

Herb Goodall 4 Louisville Colonels 1

Red Ehret 2 Louisville Colonels 2

Frank Knauss 2 Columbus Colts

Dan Abbott 1 Toledo Maumees 4

Ed Cushman 1 Toledo Maumees

Jack Easton 1 Columbus Colts

Jim Field 1 Rochester Rochesters

Ed Green 1 Philadelphia Athletics

Sadie McMahon 1 Philadelphia Athletics

Baltimore Orioles

George Meakim 1 Louisville Colonels

Bob Miller 1 Rochester Rochesters

Bill Whitrock 1 St. Louis Browns

Name Saves Team Rank

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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