Saves : 1976 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1976 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sparky Lyle 23 New York Yankees 1
Dave LaRoche 21 Cleveland Indians 2
Bill Campbell 20 Minnesota Twins 3
Rollie Fingers 20 Oakland Athletics  
Mark Littell 16 Kansas City Royals 5
Jim Kern 15 Cleveland Indians 6
John Hiller 13 Detroit Tigers 7
Dave Hamilton 10 Chicago White Sox 8
Tippy Martinez 10 New York Yankees  
Baltimore Orioles  
Steve Mingori 10 Kansas City Royals  
Dick Tidrow 10 New York Yankees  
Jim Willoughby 10 Boston Red Sox  
Danny Frisella 9 Milwaukee Brewers 13
Tom Murphy 9 Milwaukee Brewers  
Boston Red Sox  
Bill Castro 8 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Joe Hoerner 8 Texas Rangers  
Eduardo Rodriguez 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dyar Miller 7 Baltimore Orioles 18
Clay Carroll 6 Chicago White Sox 19
Dick Drago 6 California Angels  
Stan Thomas 6 Cleveland Indians  
Steve Foucault 5 Texas Rangers 22
Paul Lindblad 5 Oakland Athletics  
Marty Pattin 5 Kansas City Royals  
Tom House 4 Boston Red Sox 25



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.

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.