Saves : 1902 American League 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)
 

1902 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Powell 2 St. Louis Browns 1
Nick Altrock 1 Boston Americans 2
Bill Bernhard 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cleveland Blues  
Win Mercer 1 Detroit Tigers  
Roscoe Miller 1 Detroit Tigers  
Fred Mitchell 1 Boston Americans  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Moore 1 Cleveland Blues  
Case Patten 1 Washington Senators  
Charlie Shields 1 Baltimore Orioles  
St. Louis Browns  
Ed Siever 1 Detroit Tigers  
Snake Wiltse 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Baltimore Orioles  
Gene Wright 1 Cleveland Blues  



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?

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.