Saves : 1964 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)
 

1964 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hal Woodeshick 23 Houston Colt .45s 1
Al McBean 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Jack Baldschun 21 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Lindy McDaniel 15 Chicago Cubs 4
Sammy Ellis 14 Cincinnati Reds 5
Ron Perranoski 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Barney Schultz 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bobby Tiefenauer 13 Milwaukee Braves 8
Ed Roebuck 12 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Shaw 11 San Francisco Giants 10
Bob Miller 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Billy McCool 7 Cincinnati Reds 12
Ron Taylor 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Henry 6 Cincinnati Reds 14
Jim Owens 6 Houston Colt .45s  
Roger Craig 5 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Willard Hunter 5 New York Mets  
Chi-Chi Olivo 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Gaylord Perry 5 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Sadowski 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Mike Cuellar 4 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Roy Face 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy Hoeft 4 Milwaukee Braves  
Billy Pierce 4 San Francisco Giants  
Warren Spahn 4 Milwaukee Braves  



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?

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.