Top 25 Saves in 1962 in the American League

Saves : 1962 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)

1962 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Saves Team Rank

Dick Radatz 24 Boston Red Sox 1

Marshall Bridges 18 New York Yankees 2

Terry Fox 16 Detroit Tigers 3

Hoyt Wilhelm 15 Baltimore Orioles 4

Gary Bell 12 Cleveland Indians 5

John Wyatt 11 Kansas City Athletics 6

Ray Moore 9 Minnesota Twins 7

Tom Morgan 9 Los Angeles Angels

Dean Chance 8 Los Angeles Angels 9

Ryne Duren 8 Los Angeles Angels

Luis Arroyo 7 New York Yankees 11

Billy Hoeft 7 Baltimore Orioles

Jim Bunning 6 Detroit Tigers 13

Jim Coates 6 New York Yankees

Frank Funk 6 Cleveland Indians

Dick Hall 6 Baltimore Orioles

Gordon Jones 6 Kansas City Athletics

Turk Lown 6 Chicago White Sox

Diego Segui 6 Kansas City Athletics

Jack Spring 6 Los Angeles Angels

Arnold Earley 5 Boston Red Sox 21

Eddie Fisher 5 Chicago White Sox

Mike Fornieles 5 Boston Red Sox

Art Fowler 5 Los Angeles Angels

Barry Latman 5 Cleveland Indians

Name Saves Team Rank

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.

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?

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