Saves : 1898 National 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1898 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Kid Nichols 4 Boston Beaneaters 1
Bill Dammann 2 Cincinnati Reds 2
Charlie Hickman 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Ted Lewis 2 Boston Beaneaters  
Jesse Tannehill 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Hart 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Amos Rusie 1 New York Giants  
Willie Sudhoff 1 St. Louis Browns  
Cy Swaim 1 Washington Senators  
Jack Taylor 1 St. Louis Browns  



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

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).