Saves : 1927 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1927 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Sherdel 6 St. Louis Cardinals 1
George Mogridge 5 Boston Braves 2
Art Nehf 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Chicago Cubs  
Dutch Henry 4 New York Giants 4
Grover Alexander 3 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Jumbo Elliott 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Freddie Fitzsimmons 3 New York Giants  
Carmen Hill 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Kolp 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Morrison 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Smith 3 Boston Braves  
Virgil Barnes 2 New York Giants 12
Larry Benton 2 Boston Braves  
New York Giants  
Guy Bush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Watty Clark 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Bill Clarkson 2 New York Giants  
Rube Ehrhardt 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Burleigh Grimes 2 New York Giants  
Ray Kremer 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Red Lucas 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Charlie Root 2 Chicago Cubs  
Claude Willoughby 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vic Aldridge 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Hal Carlson 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chicago Cubs  
Mike Cvengros 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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.

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).