Saves : 1933 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:

"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)
 

1933 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Phil Collins 6 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Hi Bell 5 New York Giants 2
Bill Harris 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Hubbell 5 New York Giants  
Huck Betts 4 Boston Braves 5
Ed Brandt 4 Boston Braves  
Dizzy Dean 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Burleigh Grimes 4 Chicago Cubs  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Waite Hoyt 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dolf Luque 4 New York Giants  
Tex Carleton 3 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Syl Johnson 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ray Kolp 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Sloppy Thurston 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dazzy Vance 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Benton 2 Cincinnati Reds 16
Guy Bush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Ben Cantwell 2 Boston Braves  
Jumbo Elliott 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Frankhouse 2 Boston Braves  
Flint Rhem 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rosy Ryan 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Joe Shaute 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Tom Zachary 2 Boston Braves  
Boom-Boom Beck 1 Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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).

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?