Saves : 1992 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1992 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lee Smith 43 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Randy Myers 38 San Diego Padres 2
John Wetteland 37 Montreal Expos 3
Doug Jones 36 Houston Astros 4
Mitch Williams 29 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Norm Charlton 26 Cincinnati Reds 6
Rob Dibble 25 Cincinnati Reds 7
Stan Belinda 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Rod Beck 17 San Francisco Giants 9
John Franco 15 New York Mets 10
Alejandro Pena 15 Atlanta Braves  
Anthony Young 15 New York Mets  
Roger McDowell 14 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Bob Scanlan 14 Chicago Cubs  
Mel Rojas 10 Montreal Expos 15
Bob Patterson 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Paul Assenmacher 8 Chicago Cubs 17
Roger Mason 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike Stanton 8 Atlanta Braves  
Jeff Brantley 7 San Francisco Giants 20
Jim Bullinger 7 Chicago Cubs  
Xavier Hernandez 7 Houston Astros  
Jim Gott 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Chuck McElroy 6 Chicago Cubs  
Kent Mercker 6 Atlanta Braves  



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?

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.

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).