Saves : 1957 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1957 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Grim 19 New York Yankees 1
Ray Narleski 16 Cleveland Indians 2
Ike Delock 11 Boston Red Sox 3
George Zuverink 9 Baltimore Orioles 4
Tex Clevenger 8 Washington Senators 5
Paul LaPalme 7 Chicago White Sox 6
Tom Morgan 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Jerry Staley 7 Chicago White Sox  
Virgil Trucks 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Bud Byerly 6 Washington Senators 10
Art Ditmar 6 New York Yankees  
Dixie Howell 6 Chicago White Sox  
Ken Lehman 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Duke Maas 6 Detroit Tigers  
Harry Byrd 5 Detroit Tigers 15
Bobby Shantz 5 New York Yankees  
Billy Loes 4 Baltimore Orioles 17
Billy O'Dell 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Chakales 3 Washington Senators 19
Boston Red Sox  
Tom Gorman 3 Kansas City Athletics  
Frank Lary 3 Detroit Tigers  
Sal Maglie 3 New York Yankees  
Bob Turley 3 New York Yankees  
Tommy Byrne 2 New York Yankees 24
Al Cicotte 2 New York Yankees  



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?

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.