Saves : 1975 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)
 

1975 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Goose Gossage 26 Chicago White Sox 1
Rollie Fingers 24 Oakland Athletics 2
Tom Murphy 20 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Dave LaRoche 17 Cleveland Indians 4
Dick Drago 15 Boston Red Sox 5
John Hiller 14 Detroit Tigers 6
Jim Todd 12 Oakland Athletics 7
Doug Bird 11 Kansas City Royals 8
Tom Burgmeier 11 Minnesota Twins  
Steve Foucault 10 Texas Rangers 10
Tippy Martinez 8 New York Yankees 11
Dyar Miller 8 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Willoughby 8 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Buskey 7 Cleveland Indians 14
Grant Jackson 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Kirkwood 7 California Angels  
Paul Lindblad 7 Oakland Athletics  
Eduardo Rodriguez 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Hamilton 6 Oakland Athletics 19
Chicago White Sox  
Sparky Lyle 6 New York Yankees  
Diego Segui 6 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Brewer 5 California Angels 22
Bill Campbell 5 Minnesota Twins  
Marty Pattin 5 Kansas City Royals  
Bob Reynolds 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Detroit Tigers  
Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.