Saves : 1970 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1970 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wayne Granger 35 Cincinnati Reds 1
Dave Giusti 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Jim Brewer 24 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Claude Raymond 23 Montreal Expos 4
Dick Selma 22 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Don McMahon 19 San Francisco Giants 6
Fred Gladding 18 Houston Astros 7
Clay Carroll 16 Cincinnati Reds 8
Ron Taylor 13 New York Mets 9
Hoyt Wilhelm 13 Atlanta Braves  
Chicago Cubs  
Phil Regan 12 Chicago Cubs 11
Tom Dukes 10 San Diego Padres 12
Ron Herbel 10 San Diego Padres  
New York Mets  
Tug McGraw 10 New York Mets  
Joe Hoerner 9 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bob Priddy 8 Atlanta Braves 16
Chuck Taylor 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Gullett 6 Cincinnati Reds 18
Pete Mikkelsen 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joe Gibbon 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Jim Ray 5 Houston Astros  
Howie Reed 5 Montreal Expos  
Roberto Rodriquez 5 San Diego Padres  
Chicago Cubs  
Sal Campisi 4 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Jim Colborn 4 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.