Saves : 1973 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)
 

1973 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

John Hiller 38 Detroit Tigers 1
Sparky Lyle 27 New York Yankees 2
Rollie Fingers 22 Oakland Athletics 3
Doug Bird 20 Kansas City Royals 4
Cy Acosta 18 Chicago White Sox 5
Terry Forster 16 Chicago White Sox 6
Bobby Bolin 15 Boston Red Sox 7
Ray Corbin 14 Minnesota Twins 8
Frank Linzy 13 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Ken Sanders 13 Minnesota Twins  
Cleveland Indians  
Gene Garber 11 Kansas City Royals 11
Bob Veale 11 Boston Red Sox  
Lindy McDaniel 10 New York Yankees 13
Dave Sells 10 California Angels  
Grant Jackson 9 Baltimore Orioles 15
Darold Knowles 9 Oakland Athletics  
Bob Reynolds 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Steve Foucault 8 Texas Rangers 18
Horacio Pina 8 Oakland Athletics  
Bill Campbell 7 Minnesota Twins 20
Bill Gogolewski 6 Texas Rangers 21
Tom Hilgendorf 6 Cleveland Indians  
Jerry Johnson 5 Cleveland Indians 23
Eduardo Rodriguez 5 Milwaukee Brewers  
Eddie Watt 5 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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

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.