Saves : 1908 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)
 

1908 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mordecai Brown 5 Chicago Cubs 1
Christy Mathewson 5 New York Giants  
Joe McGinnity 5 New York Giants  
Orval Overall 4 Chicago Cubs 4
Bob Ewing 3 Cincinnati Reds 5
Howie Camnitz 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Billy Campbell 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Andy Coakley 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Chicago Cubs  
Chick Fraser 2 Chicago Cubs  
Sam Leever 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lefty Leifield 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Malarkey 2 New York Giants  
Harry McIntire 2 Brooklyn Superbas  
George McQuillan 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bugs Raymond 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tully Sparks 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dummy Taylor 2 New York Giants  
Hooks Wiltse 2 New York Giants  
Red Ames 1 New York Giants 19
Roy Beecher 1 New York Giants  
George Bell 1 Brooklyn Superbas  
Chick Brandom 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank Corridon 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vive Lindaman 1 Boston Doves  
Johnny Lush 1 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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.