Top 25 Saves in 1898 in the National League

Saves : 1898 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson

1898 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Saves Team Rank

Kid Nichols 4 Boston Beaneaters 1

Bill Dammann 2 Cincinnati Reds 2

Charlie Hickman 2 Boston Beaneaters

Ted Lewis 2 Boston Beaneaters

Jesse Tannehill 2 Pittsburgh Pirates

Bill Hart 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Amos Rusie 1 New York Giants

Willie Sudhoff 1 St. Louis Browns

Cy Swaim 1 Washington Senators

Jack Taylor 1 St. Louis Browns

Name Saves Team Rank

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.

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?

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