Saves : 1912 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1912 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 10 Chicago White Sox 1
Jean Dubuc 3 Detroit Tigers 2
Frank Lange 3 Chicago White Sox  
George Mogridge 3 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Warhop 3 New York Highlanders  
Hugh Bedient 2 Boston Red Sox 6
Chief Bender 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Coombs 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Vean Gregg 2 Cleveland Naps  
Charley Hall 2 Boston Red Sox  
Earl Hamilton 2 St. Louis Browns  
Walter Johnson 2 Washington Senators  
Paul Musser 2 Washington Senators  
Herb Pennock 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Eddie Plank 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mack Allison 1 St. Louis Browns 16
Jim Baskette 1 Cleveland Naps  
Fred Blanding 1 Cleveland Naps  
Carl Cashion 1 Washington Senators  
Joe Engel 1 Washington Senators  
Bob Groom 1 Washington Senators  
Byron Houck 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lefty James 1 Cleveland Naps  
George Kahler 1 Cleveland Naps  
Joe Lake 1 St. Louis Browns  
Detroit Tigers  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.