Saves : 1902 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:

"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)
 

1902 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vic Willis 3 Boston Beaneaters 1
Sam Leever 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Doc Newton 2 Brooklyn Superbas  
Mike O'Neill 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jack Chesbro 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Bill Donovan 1 Brooklyn Superbas  
Bill Duggleby 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Wiley Dunham 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Henry Fox 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Malarkey 1 Boston Beaneaters  
Ed Murphy 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Rhoads 1 Chicago Cubs  
Tully Sparks 1 New York Giants  
Jack Taylor 1 Chicago Cubs  
Henry Thielman 1 New York Giants  
Cincinnati Reds  
Doc White 1 Philadelphia Phillies  



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).

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.

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?