Saves : 1991 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1991 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bryan Harvey 46 California Angels 1
Dennis Eckersley 43 Oakland Athletics 2
Rick Aguilera 42 Minnesota Twins 3
Jeff Reardon 40 Boston Red Sox 4
Jeff Montgomery 33 Kansas City Royals 5
Tom Henke 32 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Gregg Olson 31 Baltimore Orioles 7
Jeff Russell 30 Texas Rangers 8
Bobby Thigpen 30 Chicago White Sox  
Steve Farr 23 New York Yankees 10
Duane Ward 23 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mike Henneman 21 Detroit Tigers 12
Steve Olin 17 Cleveland Indians 13
Bill Swift 17 Seattle Mariners  
Doug Henry 15 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Mike Jackson 14 Seattle Mariners 16
Paul Gibson 8 Detroit Tigers 17
Edwin Nunez 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dan Plesac 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Scott Radinsky 8 Chicago White Sox  
Shawn Hillegas 7 Cleveland Indians 21
Doug Jones 7 Cleveland Indians  
Mike Schooler 7 Seattle Mariners  
Steve Bedrosian 6 Minnesota Twins 24
Lee Guetterman 6 New York Yankees  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.