Saves : 1946 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1946 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ken Raffensberger 6 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Hugh Casey 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Art Herring 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Andy Karl 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Howie Pollet 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hank Behrman 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Harry Gumbert 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Posedel 4 Boston Braves  
Charley Schanz 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Junior Thompson 4 New York Giants  
Ralph Branca 3 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Harry Brecheen 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Budnick 3 New York Giants  
Vic Lombardi 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Barrett 2 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Ken Burkhart 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Chipman 2 Chicago Cubs  
Hal Gregg 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Hatten 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ed Heusser 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Oscar Judd 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Emil Kush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Malloy 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Dick Mauney 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Preacher Roe 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.

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).