Saves : 1948 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1948 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Gumbert 17 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ted Wilks 13 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Kirby Higbe 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Hank Behrman 7 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Ken Trinkle 7 New York Giants  
Sheldon Jones 5 New York Giants 6
Hugh Casey 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Bob Chipman 4 Chicago Cubs  
Monk Dubiel 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vic Lombardi 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Willie Ramsdell 4 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Clyde Shoun 4 Boston Braves  
Ed Heusser 3 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Dave Koslo 3 New York Giants  
Emil Kush 3 Chicago Cubs  
Erv Palica 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Blix Donnelly 2 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ken Heintzelman 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Hogue 2 Boston Braves  
Larry Jansen 2 New York Giants  
Jim Konstanty 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Nels Potter 2 Boston Braves  
Preacher Roe 2 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Schoolboy Rowe 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Elmer Singleton 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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

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?

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.