Saves : 1933 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)
 

1933 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Russell 13 Washington Senators 1
Chief Hogsett 9 Detroit Tigers 2
Wilcy Moore 8 New York Yankees 3
Lefty Grove 6 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Joe Heving 6 Chicago White Sox  
Red Faber 5 Chicago White Sox 6
Bill McAfee 5 Washington Senators  
Alvin Crowder 4 Washington Senators 8
Sam Gray 4 St. Louis Browns  
Mel Harder 4 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Kline 4 Boston Red Sox  
Herb Pennock 4 New York Yankees  
Rube Walberg 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Don Brennan 3 New York Yankees 14
Carl Fischer 3 Detroit Tigers  
Bump Hadley 3 St. Louis Browns  
Red Ruffing 3 New York Yankees  
Tommy Thomas 3 Washington Senators  
Bob Weiland 3 Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Welch 3 Boston Red Sox  
Tommy Bridges 2 Detroit Tigers 21
Bobby Coombs 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lefty Gomez 2 New York Yankees  
Firpo Marberry 2 Detroit Tigers  
Johnny Allen 1 New York Yankees 25



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).

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.

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?