Saves : 1934 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1934 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 8 New York Giants 1
Dizzy Dean 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Dolf Luque 7 New York Giants  
Hi Bell 6 New York Giants 4
Ed Brandt 5 Boston Braves 5
Ben Cantwell 5 Boston Braves  
Curt Davis 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Waite Hoyt 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dutch Leonard 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Smith 5 New York Giants  
Bob Smith 5 Boston Braves  
Paul Derringer 4 Cincinnati Reds 12
Huck Betts 3 Boston Braves 13
Joe Bowman 3 New York Giants  
Snipe Hansen 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Si Johnson 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Syl Johnson 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Kolp 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Van Mungo 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bud Tinning 3 Chicago Cubs  
Lon Warneke 3 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Benton 2 Cincinnati Reds 22
Don Brennan 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Guy Bush 2 Chicago Cubs  
Tex Carleton 2 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.

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).