Saves : 1965 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)
 

1965 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ron Kline 29 Washington Senators 1
Eddie Fisher 24 Chicago White Sox 2
Stu Miller 24 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Lee 23 California Angels 4
Dick Radatz 22 Boston Red Sox 5
Al Worthington 21 Minnesota Twins 6
Hoyt Wilhelm 20 Chicago White Sox 7
Pedro Ramos 19 New York Yankees 8
John Wyatt 18 Kansas City Athletics 9
Gary Bell 17 Cleveland Indians 10
Dick Hall 12 Baltimore Orioles 11
Don McMahon 11 Cleveland Indians 12
Terry Fox 10 Detroit Tigers 13
Steve Ridzik 8 Washington Senators 14
Don Mossi 7 Kansas City Athletics 15
Bobby Tiefenauer 6 New York Yankees 16
Cleveland Indians  
Fred Gladding 5 Detroit Tigers 17
Steve Hamilton 5 New York Yankees  
Johnny Klippstein 5 Minnesota Twins  
Larry Sherry 5 Detroit Tigers  
Sam McDowell 4 Cleveland Indians 21
Orlando Pena 4 Kansas City Athletics  
Detroit Tigers  
Bill Pleis 4 Minnesota Twins  
Dick Stigman 4 Minnesota Twins  
Wes Stock 4 Kansas City Athletics  



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

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.