Saves : 1929 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1929 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Firpo Marberry 11 Washington Senators 1
Wilcy Moore 8 New York Yankees 2
Bill Shores 7 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Wes Ferrell 5 Cleveland Indians 4
Garland Braxton 4 Washington Senators 5
Alvin Crowder 4 St. Louis Browns  
Lefty Grove 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Fred Heimach 4 New York Yankees  
Eddie Rommel 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lil Stoner 4 Detroit Tigers  
Rube Walberg 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Blaeholder 2 St. Louis Browns 12
Milt Gaston 2 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Lyons 2 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Miljus 2 Cleveland Indians  
Herb Pennock 2 New York Yankees  
Jack Quinn 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Myles Thomas 2 New York Yankees  
Washington Senators  
Tom Zachary 2 New York Yankees  
Jimmy Zinn 2 Cleveland Indians  
Ownie Carroll 1 Detroit Tigers 21
Dick Coffman 1 St. Louis Browns  
Rip Collins 1 St. Louis Browns  
Sarge Connally 1 Chicago White Sox  
Dan Dugan 1 Chicago White Sox  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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).

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.