Saves : 1957 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:

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1957 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Clem Labine 17 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Marv Grissom 14 New York Giants 2
Turk Lown 12 Chicago Cubs 3
Hoyt Wilhelm 11 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Roy Face 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Turk Farrell 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don McMahon 9 Milwaukee Braves 7
Don Elston 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Chicago Cubs  
Hersh Freeman 8 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Billy Muffett 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Roebuck 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lloyd Merritt 7 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bob Miller 6 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Raul Sanchez 5 Cincinnati Redlegs 14
Tom Acker 4 Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Ernie Johnson 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Brooks Lawrence 4 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Dick Littlefield 4 Chicago Cubs  
Al Worthington 4 New York Giants  
Jim Hearn 3 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Bill Kennedy 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Johnny Klippstein 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Johnny Podres 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Warren Spahn 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Red Murff 2 Milwaukee Braves 25



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.

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).