Saves : 1961 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1961 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Luis Arroyo 29 New York Yankees 1
Hoyt Wilhelm 18 Baltimore Orioles 2
Mike Fornieles 15 Boston Red Sox 3
Ray Moore 14 Minnesota Twins 4
Terry Fox 12 Detroit Tigers 5
Art Fowler 11 Los Angeles Angels 6
Frank Funk 11 Cleveland Indians  
Turk Lown 11 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Sisler 11 Washington Senators  
Tom Morgan 10 Los Angeles Angels 10
Hank Aguirre 8 Detroit Tigers 11
Warren Hacker 8 Chicago White Sox  
Arnold Earley 7 Boston Red Sox 13
Jim Donohue 6 Detroit Tigers 14
Los Angeles Angels  
Jim Archer 5 Kansas City Athletics 15
Jim Coates 5 New York Yankees  
Bill Fischer 5 Detroit Tigers  
Kansas City Athletics  
Barry Latman 5 Cleveland Indians  
Gabe Gabler 4 Washington Senators 19
Dick Hall 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Kunkel 4 Kansas City Athletics  
Jerry Staley 4 Chicago White Sox  
Kansas City Athletics  
Detroit Tigers  
Bob Allen 3 Cleveland Indians 23
Frank Baumann 3 Chicago White Sox  
Billy Hoeft 3 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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.

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?