Saves : 1963 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1963 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lindy McDaniel 22 Chicago Cubs 1
Ron Perranoski 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Jack Baldschun 16 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Roy Face 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Henry 14 Cincinnati Reds 5
Bob Shaw 13 Milwaukee Braves 6
Al McBean 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Bobby Shantz 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ron Taylor 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hal Woodeshick 10 Houston Colt .45s 10
Al Worthington 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Klippstein 8 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Billy Pierce 8 San Francisco Giants  
Bobby Bolin 7 San Francisco Giants 14
Don McMahon 5 Houston Colt .45s 15
Claude Raymond 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Dom Zanni 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Bearnarth 4 New York Mets 18
Don Elston 4 Chicago Cubs  
Billy Hoeft 4 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Owens 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Bauta 3 St. Louis Cardinals 22
New York Mets  
Bob Hendley 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Don Larsen 3 San Francisco Giants  
Ken MacKenzie 3 New York Mets  
St. Louis Cardinals  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?

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).