Saves : 1968 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1968 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Worthington 18 Minnesota Twins 1
Wilbur Wood 16 Chicago White Sox 2
Dennis Higgins 13 Washington Senators 3
Vicente Romo 12 Cleveland Indians 4
Lee Stange 12 Boston Red Sox  
Hoyt Wilhelm 12 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Aker 11 Oakland Athletics 7
Steve Hamilton 11 New York Yankees  
Sparky Lyle 11 Boston Red Sox  
Eddie Watt 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Locker 10 Chicago White Sox 11
Lindy McDaniel 10 New York Yankees  
Stan Williams 9 Cleveland Indians 13
Pat Dobson 7 Detroit Tigers 14
Moe Drabowsky 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Daryl Patterson 7 Detroit Tigers  
Ron Perranoski 6 Minnesota Twins 17
Pete Richert 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Minnie Rojas 6 California Angels  
Diego Segui 6 Oakland Athletics  
Dave Baldwin 5 Washington Senators 21
Tom Burgmeier 5 California Angels  
Fred Lasher 5 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Fisher 4 Cleveland Indians 24
Darold Knowles 4 Washington Senators  



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?

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