Saves : 1954 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1954 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Hughes 24 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Frank Smith 20 Cincinnati Redlegs 2
Marv Grissom 19 New York Giants 3
Dave Jolly 10 Milwaukee Braves 4
Johnny Hetki 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Al Brazle 8 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Hal Jeffcoat 7 Chicago Cubs 7
Hoyt Wilhelm 7 New York Giants  
Clem Labine 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Jim Davis 4 Chicago Cubs 10
Harvey Haddix 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Robin Roberts 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Tremel 4 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Buhl 3 Milwaukee Braves 14
Murry Dickson 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Howie Judson 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Jim Konstanty 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vern Law 3 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Warren Spahn 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Ben Wade 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Antonelli 2 New York Giants 21
Bob Friend 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Warren Hacker 2 Chicago Cubs  
Ernie Johnson 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Sal Maglie 2 New York Giants  



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).

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.