Saves : 1936 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)
 

1936 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Pat Malone 9 New York Yankees 1
Jack Knott 6 St. Louis Browns 2
Clint Brown 5 Chicago White Sox 3
Johnny Murphy 5 New York Yankees  
Oral Hildebrand 4 Cleveland Indians 5
Pete Appleton 3 Washington Senators 6
Johnny Broaca 3 New York Yankees  
Bill Dietrich 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Herman Fink 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harry Kelley 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Chad Kimsey 3 Detroit Tigers  
Roxie Lawson 3 Detroit Tigers  
Thornton Lee 3 Cleveland Indians  
Schoolboy Rowe 3 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Russell 3 Washington Senators  
Boston Red Sox  
Vic Sorrell 3 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Wilson 3 Boston Red Sox  
Earl Caldwell 2 St. Louis Browns 18
Jimmy DeShong 2 Washington Senators  
Lefty Grove 2 Boston Red Sox  
Randy Gumpert 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobo Newsom 2 Washington Senators  
Fritz Ostermueller 2 Boston Red Sox  
Russ Van Atta 2 St. Louis Browns  
Johnny Allen 1 Cleveland Indians 25



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.

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.