Top 25 Saves in 1880 in the National League

Saves : 1880 National League Top 25

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"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)

1880 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Saves Team Rank

Lee Richmond 3 Worcester Ruby Legs 1

Larry Corcoran 2 Chicago White Stockings 2

Fred Corey 2 Worcester Ruby Legs

George Bradley 1 Providence Grays 4

Fred Goldsmith 1 Chicago White Stockings

Frank Hankinson 1 Cleveland Blues

Tom Poorman 1 Buffalo Bisons

Chicago White Stockings

John Ward 1 Providence Grays

Name Saves Team Rank

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.

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.

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