Saves : 1986 National League Top 25

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1986 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Todd Worrell 36 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Jeff Reardon 35 Montreal Expos 2
Dave Smith 33 Houston Astros 3
Lee Smith 31 Chicago Cubs 4
Steve Bedrosian 29 Philadelphia Phillies 5
John Franco 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Gene Garber 24 Atlanta Braves 7
Roger McDowell 22 New York Mets 8
Goose Gossage 21 San Diego Padres 9
Jesse Orosco 21 New York Mets  
Don Robinson 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Ron Robinson 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Howell 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Tom Niedenfuer 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Scott Garrelts 10 San Francisco Giants 15
Jeff Robinson 8 San Francisco Giants 16
Paul Assenmacher 7 Atlanta Braves 17
Charlie Kerfeld 7 Houston Astros  
Aurelio Lopez 7 Houston Astros  
Bob McClure 6 Montreal Expos 20
Jay Baller 5 Chicago Cubs 21
Ken Dayley 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lance McCullers 5 San Diego Padres  
Greg Minton 5 San Francisco Giants  
Juan Berenguer 4 San Francisco Giants 25



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?

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

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.
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