Saves : 1981 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)
 

1981 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Rollie Fingers 28 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Goose Gossage 20 New York Yankees 2
Dan Quisenberry 18 Kansas City Royals 3
Doug Corbett 17 Minnesota Twins 4
Kevin Saucier 13 Detroit Tigers 5
Don Aase 11 California Angels 6
Tippy Martinez 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Ed Farmer 10 Chicago White Sox 8
La Marr Hoyt 10 Chicago White Sox  
Joey McLaughlin 10 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mark Clear 9 Boston Red Sox 11
Shane Rawley 8 Seattle Mariners 12
Bill Campbell 7 Boston Red Sox 13
Roy Lee Jackson 7 Toronto Blue Jays  
Dan Spillner 7 Cleveland Indians  
Tim Stoddard 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Burgmeier 6 Boston Red Sox 17
Steve Comer 6 Texas Rangers  
Ron Davis 6 New York Yankees  
Jim Kern 6 Texas Rangers  
Larry Andersen 5 Seattle Mariners 21
Dick Drago 5 Seattle Mariners  
Andy Hassler 5 California Angels  
Jerry Koosman 5 Minnesota Twins  
Chicago White Sox  
Jamie Easterly 4 Milwaukee Brewers 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.
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