Saves : 1916 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1916 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Shawkey 8 New York Yankees 1
Dutch Leonard 6 Boston Red Sox 2
Allen Russell 6 New York Yankees  
Jim Bagby 5 Cleveland Indians 4
Eddie Cicotte 5 Chicago White Sox  
Hooks Dauss 4 Detroit Tigers 6
Bob Groom 4 St. Louis Browns  
Bernie Boland 3 Detroit Tigers 8
Stan Coveleski 3 Cleveland Indians  
Carl Mays 3 Boston Red Sox  
Eddie Plank 3 St. Louis Browns  
Reb Russell 3 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Scott 3 Chicago White Sox  
Doc Ayers 2 Washington Senators 14
Fred Beebe 2 Cleveland Indians  
Harry Coveleski 2 Detroit Tigers  
George Cunningham 2 Detroit Tigers  
Dave Danforth 2 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Davenport 2 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Fisher 2 New York Yankees  
Rube Foster 2 Boston Red Sox  
Bert Gallia 2 Washington Senators  
Ed Klepfer 2 Cleveland Indians  
Ernie Koob 2 St. Louis Browns  
Carl Weilman 2 St. Louis Browns  



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.