Saves : 1974 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)
 

1974 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Terry Forster 24 Chicago White Sox 1
Tom Murphy 20 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Bill Campbell 19 Minnesota Twins 3
Tom Buskey 18 New York Yankees 4
Cleveland Indians  
Rollie Fingers 18 Oakland Athletics  
Sparky Lyle 15 New York Yankees 6
John Hiller 13 Detroit Tigers 7
Steve Foucault 12 Texas Rangers 8
Grant Jackson 12 Baltimore Orioles  
Doug Bird 10 Kansas City Royals 10
Diego Segui 10 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Reynolds 7 Baltimore Orioles 12
Paul Lindblad 6 Oakland Athletics 13
Cecil Upshaw 6 Cleveland Indians  
New York Yankees  
Tom Burgmeier 4 Minnesota Twins 15
Eduardo Rodriguez 4 Milwaukee Brewers  
Milt Wilcox 4 Cleveland Indians  
Cy Acosta 3 Chicago White Sox 18
Fred Beene 3 New York Yankees  
Cleveland Indians  
Dick Drago 3 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Hands 3 Minnesota Twins  
Texas Rangers  
Tom Hilgendorf 3 Cleveland Indians  
Darold Knowles 3 Oakland Athletics  
Orlando Pena 3 California Angels  
Joe Hoerner 2 Kansas City Royals 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).

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.

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