Top 25 Saves in 1988 in the National League

Saves : 1988 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman

1988 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Saves Team Rank

John Franco 39 Cincinnati Reds 1

Jim Gott 34 Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Todd Worrell 32 St. Louis Cardinals 3

Steve Bedrosian 28 Philadelphia Phillies 4

Mark Davis 28 San Diego Padres

Dave Smith 27 Houston Astros 6

Randy Myers 26 New York Mets 7

Jay Howell 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Tim Burke 18 Montreal Expos 9

Roger McDowell 16 New York Mets 10

Bruce Sutter 14 Atlanta Braves 11

Scott Garrelts 13 San Francisco Giants 12

Goose Gossage 13 Chicago Cubs

Alejandro Pena 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 14

Craig Lefferts 11 San Francisco Giants 15

Lance McCullers 10 San Diego Padres 16

Joe Hesketh 9 Montreal Expos 17

Jesse Orosco 9 Los Angeles Dodgers

Jeff Robinson 9 Pittsburgh Pirates

Frank DiPino 6 Chicago Cubs 20

Jeff Parrett 6 Montreal Expos

Don Robinson 6 San Francisco Giants

Larry Andersen 5 Houston Astros 23

Paul Assenmacher 5 Atlanta Braves

Ken Dayley 5 St. Louis Cardinals

Name Saves Team Rank

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.

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?

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.

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