Saves : 1991 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)
 

1991 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lee Smith 47 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Rob Dibble 31 Cincinnati Reds 2
John Franco 30 New York Mets 3
Mitch Williams 30 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave Righetti 24 San Francisco Giants 5
Craig Lefferts 23 San Diego Padres 6
Juan Berenguer 17 Atlanta Braves 7
Bill Landrum 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Smith 17 Chicago Cubs  
Stan Belinda 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Jay Howell 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Paul Assenmacher 15 Chicago Cubs 12
Jeff Brantley 15 San Francisco Giants  
Alejandro Pena 15 New York Mets  
Atlanta Braves  
Larry Andersen 13 San Diego Padres 15
Barry Jones 13 Montreal Expos  
Al Osuna 12 Houston Astros 17
Roger McDowell 10 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Clancy 8 Houston Astros 19
Atlanta Braves  
Jeff Fassero 8 Montreal Expos  
Curt Schilling 8 Houston Astros  
Mike Stanton 7 Atlanta Braves 22
Tim Burke 6 Montreal Expos 23
New York Mets  
Tim Crews 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Kent Mercker 6 Atlanta Braves  



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.

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.