Top 25 Saves in 1983 in the National League

Saves : 1983 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1983 Saves Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Saves Team Rank

Lee Smith 29 Chicago Cubs 1

Al Holland 25 Philadelphia Phillies 2

Greg Minton 22 San Francisco Giants 3

Jeff Reardon 21 Montreal Expos 4

Bruce Sutter 21 St. Louis Cardinals

Frank DiPino 20 Houston Astros 6

Gary Lavelle 20 San Francisco Giants

Steve Bedrosian 19 Atlanta Braves 8

Steve Howe 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 9

Kent Tekulve 18 Pittsburgh Pirates

Gary Lucas 17 San Diego Padres 11

Jesse Orosco 17 New York Mets

Bill Dawley 14 Houston Astros 13

Luis DeLeon 13 San Diego Padres 14

Terry Forster 13 Atlanta Braves

Tom Niedenfuer 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 16

Doug Sisk 11 New York Mets

Bill Scherrer 10 Cincinnati Reds 18

Gene Garber 9 Atlanta Braves 19

CeciIio Guante 9 Pittsburgh Pirates

Tom Hume 9 Cincinnati Reds

Bill Campbell 8 Chicago Cubs 22

Willie Hernandez 8 Chicago Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies

Ron Reed 8 Philadelphia Phillies

Dave Stewart 8 Los Angeles Dodgers

Name Saves Team Rank

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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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