Saves : 1948 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1948 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Russ Christopher 17 Cleveland Indians 1
Joe Page 16 New York Yankees 2
Tom Ferrick 10 Washington Senators 3
Art Houtteman 10 Detroit Tigers  
Howie Judson 8 Chicago White Sox 5
Lou Brissie 5 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Ned Garver 5 St. Louis Browns  
Bubba Harris 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Johnson 5 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Savage 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ed Klieman 4 Cleveland Indians 11
Frank Papish 4 Chicago White Sox  
Forrest Thompson 4 Washington Senators  
Al Benton 3 Detroit Tigers 14
Earl Caldwell 3 Chicago White Sox  
Boston Red Sox  
Milo Candini 3 Washington Senators  
Karl Drews 3 New York Yankees  
St. Louis Browns  
Bob Feller 3 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Ferriss 3 Boston Red Sox  
Denny Galehouse 3 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Ostrowski 3 St. Louis Browns  
Stubby Overmire 3 Detroit Tigers  
Allie Reynolds 3 New York Yankees  
Bryan Stephens 3 St. Louis Browns  
Frank Biscan 2 St. Louis Browns 25



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

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.