Saves : 1938 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)
 

1938 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Coffman 12 New York Giants 1
Charlie Root 8 Chicago Cubs 2
Dick Errickson 6 Boston Bees 3
Luke Hamlin 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jumbo Brown 5 New York Giants 5
Mace Brown 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill McGee 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Cascarella 4 Cincinnati Reds 8
Ira Hutchinson 4 Boston Bees  
Bill Swift 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Russ Bauers 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Curt Davis 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Paul Derringer 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Tot Pressnell 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jack Russell 3 Chicago Cubs  
Pete Sivess 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Weaver 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Ray Benge 2 Cincinnati Reds 18
Clay Bryant 2 Chicago Cubs  
Max Butcher 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Harrell 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Lee 2 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Logan 2 Chicago Cubs  
Max Macon 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Schott 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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.