Saves : 1973 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
 

1973 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Marshall 31 Montreal Expos 1
Tug McGraw 25 New York Mets 2
Jim Brewer 20 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Dave Giusti 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Locker 18 Chicago Cubs 5
Elias Sosa 18 San Francisco Giants  
Diego Segui 17 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Pedro Borbon 14 Cincinnati Reds 8
Clay Carroll 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Randy Moffitt 14 San Francisco Giants  
Jack Aker 12 Chicago Cubs 11
Mac Scarce 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ramon Hernandez 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Mike Caldwell 10 San Diego Padres 14
Danny Frisella 8 Atlanta Braves 15
Tom Hall 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Pete Richert 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Vicente Romo 7 San Diego Padres  
Bill Bonham 6 Chicago Cubs 19
Jim Crawford 6 Houston Astros  
Don McMahon 6 San Francisco Giants  
Orlando Pena 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jim Ray 6 Houston Astros  
Jim York 6 Houston Astros  
Wayne Granger 5 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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?

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.