Saves : 1985 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1985 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dan Quisenberry 37 Kansas City Royals 1
Bob James 32 Chicago White Sox 2
Willie Hernandez 31 Detroit Tigers 3
Donnie Moore 31 California Angels  
Jay Howell 29 Oakland Athletics 5
Dave Righetti 29 New York Yankees  
Ron Davis 25 Minnesota Twins 7
Rollie Fingers 17 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Edwin Nunez 16 Seattle Mariners 9
Don Aase 14 Baltimore Orioles 10
Bill Caudill 14 Toronto Blue Jays  
Brian Fisher 14 New York Yankees  
Tom Henke 13 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Steve Crawford 12 Boston Red Sox 14
Bob Gibson 11 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Greg Harris 11 Texas Rangers  
Jim Acker 10 Toronto Blue Jays 17
Bob Stanley 10 Boston Red Sox  
Sammy Stewart 9 Baltimore Orioles 19
Tom Waddell 9 Cleveland Indians  
Gary Lavelle 8 Toronto Blue Jays 21
Steve Ontiveros 8 Oakland Athletics  
Jerry Reed 8 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Rozema 7 Texas Rangers 24
Stew Cliburn 6 California Angels 25



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?

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).