Top 25 Saves in 2006 in the American League

Saves : 2006 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

2006 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Saves Team Rank

Francisco Rodriguez 47 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1

Bobby Jenks 41 Chicago White Sox 2

B.J. Ryan 38 Toronto Blue Jays 3

Todd Jones 37 Detroit Tigers 4

Huston Street 37 Oakland Athletics

Joe Nathan 36 Minnesota Twins 6

J.J. Putz 36 Seattle Mariners

Jonathan Papelbon 35 Boston Red Sox 8

Mariano Rivera 34 New York Yankees 9

Chris Ray 33 Baltimore Orioles 10

Akinori Otsuka 32 Texas Rangers 11

Ambiorix Burgos 18 Kansas City Royals 12

Bob Wickman 15 Cleveland Indians 13

Tyler Walker 10 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 14

Justin Duchscherer 9 Oakland Athletics 15

Joe Nelson 9 Kansas City Royals

Mike Timlin 9 Boston Red Sox

Brian Meadows 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 18

Fernando Rodney 7 Detroit Tigers 19

Francisco Cordero 6 Texas Rangers 20

Kyle Farnsworth 6 New York Yankees

Seth McClung 6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Eddie Guardado 5 Seattle Mariners 23

Tom Mastny 5 Cleveland Indians

Shawn Camp 4 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25

Name Saves Team Rank

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.

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.

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?

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