Saves : 1943 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1943 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Les Webber 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Ace Adams 9 New York Giants 2
Clyde Shoun 7 Cincinnati Reds 3
Joe Beggs 6 Cincinnati Reds 4
Ed Head 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hank Wyse 5 Chicago Cubs 6
Harry Brecheen 4 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Hank Gornicki 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnnie Wittig 4 New York Giants  
Johnny Allen 3 Brooklyn Dodgers 10
New York Giants  
Mort Cooper 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Davis 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer 3 Chicago Cubs  
Newt Kimball 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Howie Krist 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max Lanier 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Lee 3 Chicago Cubs  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Elmer Riddle 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Rip Sewell 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hi Bithorn 2 Chicago Cubs 20
John Burrows 2 Chicago Cubs  
Dutch Dietz 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Si Johnson 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Kraus 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Lanning 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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.