Saves : 2001 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

2001 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mariano Rivera 50 New York Yankees 1
Kazuhiro Sasaki 45 Seattle Mariners 2
Keith Foulke 42 Chicago White Sox 3
Troy Percival 39 Anaheim Angels 4
Billy Koch 36 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Jason Isringhausen 34 Oakland Athletics 6
Bob Wickman 32 Cleveland Indians 7
LaTroy Hawkins 28 Minnesota Twins 8
Roberto Hernandez 28 Kansas City Royals  
Jeff Zimmerman 28 Texas Rangers  
Derek Lowe 24 Boston Red Sox 11
Matt Anderson 22 Detroit Tigers 12
Esteban Yan 22 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Todd Jones 13 Detroit Tigers 14
Minnesota Twins  
Eddie Guardado 12 Minnesota Twins 15
Buddy Groom 11 Baltimore Orioles 16
Ugueth Urbina 9 Boston Red Sox 17
Rod Beck 6 Boston Red Sox 18
Ryan Kohlmeier 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Ramiro Mendoza 6 New York Yankees  
Willis Roberts 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Mike Trombley 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Rolando Arrojo 5 Boston Red Sox 23
Bob Howry 5 Chicago White Sox  
Travis Phelps 5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  



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.

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).