Saves : 1927 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1927 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Garland Braxton 13 Washington Senators 1
Wilcy Moore 13 New York Yankees  
Lefty Grove 9 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Firpo Marberry 9 Washington Senators  
Ken Holloway 6 Detroit Tigers 5
Joe Pate 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sarge Connally 5 Chicago White Sox 7
Lil Stoner 5 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Shawkey 4 New York Yankees 9
Rube Walberg 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Alvin Crowder 3 Washington Senators 11
St. Louis Browns  
Sam Gray 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Whitehill 3 Detroit Tigers  
Don Hankins 2 Detroit Tigers 14
Benn Karr 2 Cleveland Indians  
Ted Lyons 2 Chicago White Sox  
Danny MacFayden 2 Boston Red Sox  
Ernie Nevers 2 St. Louis Browns  
Herb Pennock 2 New York Yankees  
Red Ruffing 2 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Shaute 2 Cleveland Indians  
Garland Buckeye 1 Cleveland Indians 22
Jimmy Dykes 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Milt Gaston 1 St. Louis Browns  
George Grant 1 Cleveland Indians  



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).

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?

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.