Saves : 1976 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1976 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rawly Eastwick 26 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ken Forsch 19 Houston Astros 2
Skip Lockwood 19 New York Mets  
Charlie Hough 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Butch Metzger 16 San Diego Padres 5
Mike Marshall 14 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Atlanta Braves  
Randy Moffitt 14 San Francisco Giants  
Ron Reed 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Al Hrabosky 13 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Dale Murray 13 Montreal Expos  
Gary Lavelle 12 San Francisco Giants 11
Gene Garber 11 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Tug McGraw 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Moose 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Bruce Sutter 10 Chicago Cubs  
Adrian Devine 9 Atlanta Braves 16
Darold Knowles 9 Chicago Cubs  
Kent Tekulve 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pedro Borbon 8 Cincinnati Reds 19
Will McEnaney 7 Cincinnati Reds 20
Dave Giusti 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bill Greif 6 San Diego Padres  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Apodaca 5 New York Mets 23
Gene Pentz 5 Houston Astros  
Joe Coleman 4 Chicago Cubs 25



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).

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.

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.