Saves : 1938 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1938 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Coffman 12 New York Giants 1
Charlie Root 8 Chicago Cubs 2
Dick Errickson 6 Boston Bees 3
Luke Hamlin 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jumbo Brown 5 New York Giants 5
Mace Brown 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill McGee 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Cascarella 4 Cincinnati Reds 8
Ira Hutchinson 4 Boston Bees  
Bill Swift 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Russ Bauers 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Curt Davis 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Paul Derringer 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Tot Pressnell 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jack Russell 3 Chicago Cubs  
Pete Sivess 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Weaver 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Benge 2 Cincinnati Reds 18
Clay Bryant 2 Chicago Cubs  
Max Butcher 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Harrell 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Lee 2 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Logan 2 Chicago Cubs  
Max Macon 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Schott 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.

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.