Saves : 1941 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)
 

1941 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Murphy 15 New York Yankees 1
Al Benton 7 Detroit Tigers 2
Tom Ferrick 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mike Ryba 6 Boston Red Sox 4
Clint Brown 5 Cleveland Indians 5
Joe Heving 5 Cleveland Indians  
Spud Chandler 4 New York Yankees 7
George Caster 3 St. Louis Browns 8
Bump Hadley 3 Philadelphia Athletics  
Walt Masterson 3 Washington Senators  
Jim Bagby 2 Cleveland Indians 11
Tiny Bonham 2 New York Yankees  
Norm Branch 2 New York Yankees  
Marv Breuer 2 New York Yankees  
Alex Carrasquel 2 Washington Senators  
Harry Eisenstat 2 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Feller 2 Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Gorsica 2 Detroit Tigers  
Steve Gromek 2 Cleveland Indians  
Lum Harris 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Kramer 2 St. Louis Browns  
Les McCrabb 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobo Newsom 2 Detroit Tigers  
Nels Potter 2 Philadelphia Athletics  
Boston Red Sox  
Bud Thomas 2 Detroit Tigers  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.