Saves : 1962 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)
 

1962 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Radatz 24 Boston Red Sox 1
Marshall Bridges 18 New York Yankees 2
Terry Fox 16 Detroit Tigers 3
Hoyt Wilhelm 15 Baltimore Orioles 4
Gary Bell 12 Cleveland Indians 5
John Wyatt 11 Kansas City Athletics 6
Ray Moore 9 Minnesota Twins 7
Tom Morgan 9 Los Angeles Angels  
Dean Chance 8 Los Angeles Angels 9
Ryne Duren 8 Los Angeles Angels  
Luis Arroyo 7 New York Yankees 11
Billy Hoeft 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Bunning 6 Detroit Tigers 13
Jim Coates 6 New York Yankees  
Frank Funk 6 Cleveland Indians  
Dick Hall 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Gordon Jones 6 Kansas City Athletics  
Turk Lown 6 Chicago White Sox  
Diego Segui 6 Kansas City Athletics  
Jack Spring 6 Los Angeles Angels  
Arnold Earley 5 Boston Red Sox 21
Eddie Fisher 5 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Fornieles 5 Boston Red Sox  
Art Fowler 5 Los Angeles Angels  
Barry Latman 5 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.