Saves : 1982 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
 

1982 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bruce Sutter 36 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Gene Garber 30 Atlanta Braves 2
Greg Minton 30 San Francisco Giants  
Jeff Reardon 26 Montreal Expos 4
Kent Tekulve 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Neil Allen 19 New York Mets 6
Tom Hume 17 Cincinnati Reds 7
Lee Smith 17 Chicago Cubs  
Gary Lucas 16 San Diego Padres 9
Luis DeLeon 15 San Diego Padres 10
Ron Reed 14 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Rod Scurry 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Howe 13 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Woodie Fryman 12 Montreal Expos 14
Steve Bedrosian 11 Atlanta Braves 15
Dave Smith 11 Houston Astros  
Willie Hernandez 10 Chicago Cubs 17
Tom Niedenfuer 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Doug Bair 8 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Bill Campbell 8 Chicago Cubs  
Gary Lavelle 8 San Francisco Giants  
Frank LaCorte 7 Houston Astros 22
Ed Farmer 6 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Dick Tidrow 6 Chicago Cubs  
Rick Camp 5 Atlanta Braves 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?

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).