Saves : 1911 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1911 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mordecai Brown 13 Chicago Cubs 1
Doc Crandall 5 New York Giants 2
George Chalmers 4 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Harry Gaspar 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Harmon 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Nap Rucker 4 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Schardt 4 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Grover Alexander 3 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Jack Ferry 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bobby Keefe 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Rube Marquard 3 New York Giants  
Christy Mathewson 3 New York Giants  
Slim Sallee 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Steele 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Ames 2 New York Giants 15
Buster Brown 2 Boston Rustlers  
Bill Burns 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Harry Gardner 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Big Jeff Pfeffer 2 Boston Rustlers  
Reggie Richter 2 Chicago Cubs  
Elmer Steele 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ray Boyd 1 Cincinnati Reds 22
Howie Camnitz 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Compton 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Cliff Curtis 1 Boston Rustlers  
Chicago Cubs  
Philadelphia Phillies  



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

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).

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?