Saves : 1917 National 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:

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1917 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Slim Sallee 4 New York Giants 1
Red Ames 3 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Fred Anderson 3 New York Giants  
Rube Benton 3 New York Giants  
Leon Cadore 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Sherry Smith 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Vic Aldridge 2 Chicago Cubs 7
Chief Bender 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Paul Carter 2 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Cheney 2 Brooklyn Robins  
Bill Doak 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elmer Jacobs 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lee Meadows 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Packard 2 Chicago Cubs  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jimmy Ring 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jeff Tesreau 2 New York Giants  
Jesse Barnes 1 Boston Braves 17
Hal Carlson 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wilbur Cooper 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wheezer Dell 1 Brooklyn Robins  
Al Demaree 1 Chicago Cubs  
New York Giants  
Phil Douglas 1 Chicago Cubs  
Hod Eller 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Claude Hendrix 1 Chicago Cubs  
Oscar Horstmann 1 St. Louis Cardinals  



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?

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).

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.