Saves : 1928 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:

"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)
 

1928 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Waite Hoyt 8 New York Yankees 1
Willis Hudlin 7 Cleveland Indians 2
Garland Braxton 6 Washington Senators 3
Ted Lyons 6 Chicago White Sox  
Ed Morris 5 Boston Red Sox 5
Elam Vangilder 5 Detroit Tigers  
Lefty Grove 4 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Eddie Rommel 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lil Stoner 4 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Bayne 3 Cleveland Indians 10
George Blaeholder 3 St. Louis Browns  
Sam Gray 3 St. Louis Browns  
Firpo Marberry 3 Washington Senators  
Herb Pennock 3 New York Yankees  
George Pipgras 3 New York Yankees  
George Smith 3 Detroit Tigers  
Lefty Stewart 3 St. Louis Browns  
Archie Campbell 2 New York Yankees 18
Ownie Carroll 2 Detroit Tigers  
Sarge Connally 2 Chicago White Sox  
Alvin Crowder 2 St. Louis Browns  
Ken Holloway 2 Detroit Tigers  
Wilcy Moore 2 New York Yankees  
Jack Ogden 2 St. Louis Browns  
Ossie Orwoll 2 Philadelphia Athletics  



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).

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