Saves : 1985 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1985 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jeff Reardon 41 Montreal Expos 1
Lee Smith 33 Chicago Cubs 2
Ted Power 27 Cincinnati Reds 3
Dave Smith 27 Houston Astros  
Goose Gossage 26 San Diego Padres 5
Bruce Sutter 23 Atlanta Braves 6
Jeff Lahti 19 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Tom Niedenfuer 19 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Roger McDowell 17 New York Mets 9
Jesse Orosco 17 New York Mets  
Kent Tekulve 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Philadelphia Phillies  
Scott Garrelts 13 San Francisco Giants 12
John Franco 12 Cincinnati Reds 13
Ken Howell 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ken Dayley 11 St. Louis Cardinals 15
John Candelaria 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Tim Burke 8 Montreal Expos 17
Don Carman 7 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Mark Davis 7 San Francisco Giants  
Frank DiPino 6 Houston Astros 20
CeciIio Guante 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Al Holland 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lance McCullers 5 San Diego Padres  
Todd Worrell 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Warren Brusstar 4 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.