Saves : 1944 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1944 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ace Adams 13 New York Giants 1
Xavier Rescigno 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Freddy Schmidt 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cookie Cuccurullo 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Curt Davis 4 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Arnold Carter 3 Cincinnati Reds 6
Paul Derringer 3 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Gumbert 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cincinnati Reds  
Al Javery 3 Boston Braves  
Claude Passeau 3 Chicago Cubs  
Lou Polli 3 New York Giants  
Charley Schanz 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ray Starr 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Tobin 3 Boston Braves  
Les Webber 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Nate Andrews 2 Boston Braves 16
Red Barrett 2 Boston Braves  
Bob Chipman 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Chicago Cubs  
Blix Donnelly 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Feldman 2 New York Giants  
Rube Fischer 2 New York Giants  
Hal Gregg 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ed Heusser 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Andy Karl 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Red Munger 2 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.