Saves : 1909 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
 

1909 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Arellanes 8 Boston Red Sox 1
Jack Powell 3 St. Louis Browns 2
Eddie Cicotte 2 Boston Red Sox 3
Bill Donovan 2 Detroit Tigers  
Larry Pape 2 Boston Red Sox  
Ed Walsh 2 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Warhop 2 New York Highlanders  
Ralph Works 2 Detroit Tigers  
Chief Bender 1 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Heinie Berger 1 Cleveland Naps  
Lew Brockett 1 New York Highlanders  
Jack Coombs 1 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Grahame 1 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Hughes 1 New York Highlanders  
Tom Hughes 1 Washington Senators  
Walter Johnson 1 Washington Senators  
Ed Killian 1 Detroit Tigers  
Ed Lafitte 1 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Lake 1 New York Highlanders  
Bill Lelivelt 1 Detroit Tigers  
Glenn Liebhardt 1 Cleveland Naps  
Rube Manning 1 New York Highlanders  
Cy Morgan 1 Boston Red Sox  
Philadelphia Athletics  
George Mullin 1 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Quinn 1 New York Highlanders  



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.

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).