Saves : 1957 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)
 

1957 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Clem Labine 17 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Marv Grissom 14 New York Giants 2
Turk Lown 12 Chicago Cubs 3
Hoyt Wilhelm 11 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Roy Face 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Turk Farrell 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don McMahon 9 Milwaukee Braves 7
Don Elston 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Chicago Cubs  
Hersh Freeman 8 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Billy Muffett 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Roebuck 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lloyd Merritt 7 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bob Miller 6 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Raul Sanchez 5 Cincinnati Redlegs 14
Tom Acker 4 Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Ernie Johnson 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Brooks Lawrence 4 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Dick Littlefield 4 Chicago Cubs  
Al Worthington 4 New York Giants  
Jim Hearn 3 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Bill Kennedy 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Johnny Klippstein 3 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Johnny Podres 3 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Warren Spahn 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Red Murff 2 Milwaukee Braves 25



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.

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).