Saves : 1931 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1931 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Quinn 15 Brooklyn Robins 1
Jim Lindsey 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Jumbo Elliott 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Phil Collins 4 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Bill Hallahan 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Heving 3 New York Giants 6
Carl Hubbell 3 New York Giants  
Glenn Spencer 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Allyn Stout 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Walker 3 New York Giants  
Ray Benge 2 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Larry Benton 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Brandt 2 Boston Braves  
Guy Bush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Ben Cantwell 2 Boston Braves  
Paul Derringer 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Elliott 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Benny Frey 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Syl Johnson 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jakie May 2 Chicago Cubs  
Charlie Root 2 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Smith 2 Chicago Cubs  
Frank Watt 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tom Zachary 2 Boston Braves  
Sheriff Blake 1 Chicago Cubs 25
Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.

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.