Saves : 1961 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)
 

1961 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roy Face 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Stu Miller 17 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Brosnan 16 Cincinnati Reds 3
Bill Henry 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Sherry 15 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Turk Farrell 10 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Lindy McDaniel 9 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Bob Anderson 8 Chicago Cubs 8
Don Elston 8 Chicago Cubs  
Clem Labine 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don McMahon 8 Milwaukee Braves  
Barney Schultz 7 Chicago Cubs 12
Ron Perranoski 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Frank Sullivan 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Bauta 5 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Bobby Bolin 5 San Francisco Giants  
Mickey McDermott 4 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Jack Baldschun 3 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Dick LeMay 3 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Miller 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Nottebart 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Roger Craig 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Moe Drabowsky 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Glen Hobbie 2 Chicago Cubs  
Sherman Jones 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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.