Saves : 1994 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)
 

1994 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lee Smith 33 Baltimore Orioles 1
Jeff Montgomery 27 Kansas City Royals 2
Rick Aguilera 23 Minnesota Twins 3
Dennis Eckersley 19 Oakland Athletics 4
Bobby Ayala 18 Seattle Mariners 5
Mike Fetters 17 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Darren Hall 17 Toronto Blue Jays  
Jeff Russell 17 Boston Red Sox  
Cleveland Indians  
Tom Henke 15 Texas Rangers 9
Steve Howe 15 New York Yankees  
Roberto Hernandez 14 Chicago White Sox 11
Joe Grahe 13 California Angels 12
Ken Ryan 13 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Henneman 8 Detroit Tigers 14
Xavier Hernandez 6 New York Yankees 15
Bob Wickman 6 New York Yankees  
Cris Carpenter 5 Texas Rangers 17
Mike Gardiner 5 Detroit Tigers  
Paul Shuey 5 Cleveland Indians  
Steve Farr 4 Cleveland Indians 20
Boston Red Sox  
Rusty Meacham 4 Kansas City Royals  
Joe Boever 3 Detroit Tigers 22
Billy Brewer 3 Kansas City Royals  
Danny Cox 3 Toronto Blue Jays  
Graeme Lloyd 3 Milwaukee Brewers  



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.

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.