Saves : 1940 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:
"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1940 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Joe Beggs 7 Cincinnati Reds 1
Jumbo Brown 7 New York Giants  
Mace Brown 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Claude Passeau 5 Chicago Cubs 4
Clyde Shoun 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dick Errickson 4 Boston Bees 6
Lloyd Brown 3 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Dick Coffman 3 Boston Bees  
Mort Cooper 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Davis 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ken Heintzelman 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Klinger 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max Lanier 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Lynn 3 New York Giants  
Ken Raffensberger 3 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Bowman 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Max Butcher 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tex Carleton 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hugh Casey 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Larry French 2 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Gumbert 2 New York Giants  
Syl Johnson 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dick Lanahan 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Lanning 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Danny MacFayden 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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).

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?
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