Saves : 1921 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1921 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Mays 7 New York Yankees 1
Jim Middleton 7 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Bagby 4 Cleveland Indians 3
Ray Caldwell 4 Cleveland Indians  
Carl Holling 4 Detroit Tigers  
Urban Shocker 4 St. Louis Browns  
Jose Acosta 3 Washington Senators 7
Bill Bayne 3 St. Louis Browns  
Waite Hoyt 3 New York Yankees  
Eddie Rommel 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Allen Russell 3 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Shaw 3 Washington Senators  
Roy Wilkinson 3 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Burwell 2 St. Louis Browns 14
Stan Coveleski 2 Cleveland Indians  
Slim Harriss 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Shovel Hodge 2 Chicago White Sox  
Duster Mails 2 Cleveland Indians  
Doug McWeeny 2 Chicago White Sox  
Bob Shawkey 2 New York Yankees  
George Uhle 2 Cleveland Indians  
Joe Bush 1 Boston Red Sox 22
Bert Cole 1 Detroit Tigers  
Harry Courtney 1 Washington Senators  
Hooks Dauss 1 Detroit Tigers  



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?

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).

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.