Saves : 1971 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1971 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dave Giusti 30 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Mike Marshall 23 Montreal Expos 2
Jim Brewer 22 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Jerry Johnson 18 San Francisco Giants 4
Cecil Upshaw 17 Atlanta Braves 5
Clay Carroll 15 Cincinnati Reds 6
Danny Frisella 12 New York Mets 7
Fred Gladding 12 Houston Astros  
Joe Gibbon 11 Cincinnati Reds 9
Wayne Granger 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Miller 10 Chicago Cubs 11
San Diego Padres  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Hoerner 9 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Moe Drabowsky 8 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Tug McGraw 8 New York Mets  
Al Severinsen 8 San Diego Padres  
George Culver 7 Houston Astros 16
Mudcat Grant 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Wilson 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Linzy 6 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Phil Regan 6 Chicago Cubs  
Pete Mikkelsen 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Bucky Brandon 4 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Steve Hamilton 4 San Francisco Giants  
Ramon Hernandez 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don McMahon 4 San Francisco Giants  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?