Top 25 Saves in 1978 in the American League

Saves : 1978 American League Top 25

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"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)

1978 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Saves Team Rank

Goose Gossage 27 New York Yankees 1

Dave LaRoche 25 California Angels 2

Don Stanhouse 24 Baltimore Orioles 3

Mike Marshall 21 Minnesota Twins 4

Al Hrabosky 20 Kansas City Royals 5

Lerrin LaGrow 16 Chicago White Sox 6

John Hiller 15 Detroit Tigers 7

Elias Sosa 14 Oakland Athletics 8

Jim Kern 13 Cleveland Indians 9

Jim Willoughby 13 Chicago White Sox

Reggie Cleveland 12 Boston Red Sox 11

Texas Rangers

Dave Heaverlo 10 Oakland Athletics 12

Enrique Romo 10 Seattle Mariners

Bob Stanley 10 Boston Red Sox

Victor Cruz 9 Toronto Blue Jays 15

Sparky Lyle 9 New York Yankees

Bob McClure 9 Milwaukee Brewers

Bill Castro 8 Milwaukee Brewers 18

Dick Drago 7 Boston Red Sox 19

Steve Mingori 7 Kansas City Royals

Tom Murphy 7 Toronto Blue Jays

Mike Willis 7 Toronto Blue Jays

Paul Hartzell 6 California Angels 23

Sid Monge 6 Cleveland Indians

Dennis Kinney 5 Cleveland Indians 25

Name Saves Team Rank

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?

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.

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