Saves : 1905 American 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
 

1905 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Buchanan 2 St. Louis Browns 1
Bill Dinneen 1 Boston Americans 2
Clark Griffith 1 New York Highlanders  
Bill Hogg 1 New York Highlanders  
Frank Kitson 1 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Powell 1 New York Highlanders  
St. Louis Browns  
Ambrose Puttmann 1 New York Highlanders  
Barney Wolfe 1 Washington Senators  



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.

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?

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.