Saves : 1923 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1923 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Claude Jonnard 5 New York Giants 1
Rosy Ryan 4 New York Giants 2
Jim Bagby 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jesse Barnes 3 New York Giants  
Boston Braves  
Jack Bentley 3 New York Giants  
Art Decatur 3 Brooklyn Robins  
Pete Donohue 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Fussell 3 Chicago Cubs  
Tony Kaufmann 3 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Stuart 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Grover Alexander 2 Chicago Cubs 11
Petie Behan 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Whitey Glazner 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Cactus Keck 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Dolf Luque 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Morrison 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Art Nehf 2 New York Giants  
Joe Oeschger 2 Boston Braves  
Bill Sherdel 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Babe Adams 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Clyde Barfoot 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Virgil Barnes 1 New York Giants  
Rube Benton 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Huck Betts 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Bishop 1 Philadelphia Phillies  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.