Saves : 1928 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1928 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hal Haid 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill Sherdel 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Benton 4 New York Giants 3
Hal Carlson 4 Chicago Cubs  
Watty Clark 3 Brooklyn Robins 5
Joe Dawson 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Doak 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Joe Genewich 3 Boston Braves  
New York Giants  
Burleigh Grimes 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Syl Johnson 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Percy Jones 3 Chicago Cubs  
Ray Kolp 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Flint Rhem 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vic Aldridge 2 New York Giants 14
Grover Alexander 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Guy Bush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Art Delaney 2 Boston Braves  
Jim Joe Edwards 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Rube Ehrhardt 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Jim Faulkner 2 New York Giants  
Alex Ferguson 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carmen Hill 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pat Malone 2 Chicago Cubs  
Art Reinhart 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eppa Rixey 2 Cincinnati Reds  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).