Saves : 1983 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:

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1983 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dan Quisenberry 45 Kansas City Royals 1
Bob Stanley 33 Boston Red Sox 2
Ron Davis 30 Minnesota Twins 3
Bill Caudill 26 Seattle Mariners 4
Pete Ladd 25 Milwaukee Brewers 5
Goose Gossage 22 New York Yankees 6
Tippy Martinez 21 Baltimore Orioles 7
Aurelio Lopez 18 Detroit Tigers 8
Dennis Lamp 15 Chicago White Sox 9
Salome Barojas 12 Chicago White Sox 10
Dave Beard 10 Oakland Athletics 11
Odell Jones 10 Texas Rangers  
Randy Moffitt 10 Toronto Blue Jays  
Joey McLaughlin 9 Toronto Blue Jays 14
Tim Stoddard 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Dave Tobik 9 Texas Rangers  
George Frazier 8 New York Yankees 17
Dan Spillner 8 Cleveland Indians  
Tom Tellmann 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Juan Agosto 7 Chicago White Sox 20
Bud Anderson 7 Cleveland Indians  
Neal Heaton 7 Cleveland Indians  
Roy Lee Jackson 7 Toronto Blue Jays  
Luis Sanchez 7 California Angels  
Mike Stanton 7 Seattle Mariners  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.

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?