Saves : 1974 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1974 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Marshall 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Randy Moffitt 15 San Francisco Giants 2
Pedro Borbon 14 Cincinnati Reds 3
Dave Giusti 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Tom House 11 Atlanta Braves 5
Chuck Taylor 11 Montreal Expos  
Ken Forsch 10 Houston Astros 7
Dale Murray 10 Montreal Expos  
Oscar Zamora 10 Chicago Cubs  
Al Hrabosky 9 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Vicente Romo 9 San Diego Padres  
Clay Carroll 6 Cincinnati Reds 12
Danny Frisella 6 Atlanta Braves  
Mike Garman 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elias Sosa 6 San Francisco Giants  
Eddie Watt 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave LaRoche 5 Chicago Cubs 17
Mac Scarce 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Gene Garber 4 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Harry Parker 4 New York Mets  
Horacio Pina 4 Chicago Cubs  
Fred Scherman 4 Houston Astros  
Bob Apodaca 3 New York Mets 23
Max Leon 3 Atlanta Braves  
Tug McGraw 3 New York Mets  



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?

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).