Saves : 1913 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1913 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Chief Bender 13 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Tom Hughes 6 Washington Senators 2
Hugh Bedient 5 Boston Red Sox 3
Joe Boehling 4 Washington Senators 4
Eddie Plank 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Reb Russell 4 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Bush 3 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Bert Gallia 3 Washington Senators  
Vean Gregg 3 Cleveland Naps  
George McConnell 3 New York Yankees  
Jean Dubuc 2 Detroit Tigers 11
Russ Ford 2 New York Yankees  
Charley Hall 2 Boston Red Sox  
Walter Johnson 2 Washington Senators  
Bill Steen 2 Cleveland Naps  
Joe Wood 2 Boston Red Sox  
Doc Ayers 1 Washington Senators 17
George Baumgardner 1 St. Louis Browns  
Jack Bentley 1 Washington Senators  
Joe Benz 1 Chicago White Sox  
Boardwalk Brown 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ray Caldwell 1 New York Yankees  
Eddie Cicotte 1 Chicago White Sox  
Ralph Comstock 1 Detroit Tigers  
Hooks Dauss 1 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.

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.