Saves : 1942 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)
 

1942 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Casey 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Ace Adams 11 New York Giants 2
Joe Beggs 8 Cincinnati Reds 3
Johnny Sain 6 Boston Braves 4
Harry Gumbert 5 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Ed Head 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Rube Melton 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tot Pressnell 4 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Allen 3 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Johnny Beazley 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dutch Dietz 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hi Bithorn 2 Chicago Cubs 12
Curt Davis 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Murry Dickson 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Fleming 2 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Gornicki 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max Lanier 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Schmitz 2 Chicago Cubs  
Rip Sewell 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lon Warneke 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Ernie White 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max Butcher 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Tom Earley 1 Boston Braves  
Dick Errickson 1 Boston Braves  
Chicago Cubs  
Lefty Hoerst 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.

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.