Saves : 1986 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)
 

1986 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Todd Worrell 36 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Jeff Reardon 35 Montreal Expos 2
Dave Smith 33 Houston Astros 3
Lee Smith 31 Chicago Cubs 4
Steve Bedrosian 29 Philadelphia Phillies 5
John Franco 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Gene Garber 24 Atlanta Braves 7
Roger McDowell 22 New York Mets 8
Goose Gossage 21 San Diego Padres 9
Jesse Orosco 21 New York Mets  
Don Robinson 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Ron Robinson 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Howell 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Tom Niedenfuer 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Scott Garrelts 10 San Francisco Giants 15
Jeff Robinson 8 San Francisco Giants 16
Paul Assenmacher 7 Atlanta Braves 17
Charlie Kerfeld 7 Houston Astros  
Aurelio Lopez 7 Houston Astros  
Bob McClure 6 Montreal Expos 20
Jay Baller 5 Chicago Cubs 21
Ken Dayley 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lance McCullers 5 San Diego Padres  
Greg Minton 5 San Francisco Giants  
Juan Berenguer 4 San Francisco Giants 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?

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.