Saves : 1995 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1995 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Randy Myers 38 Chicago Cubs 1
Tom Henke 36 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Rod Beck 33 San Francisco Giants 3
Heathcliff Slocumb 32 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Todd Worrell 32 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Trevor Hoffman 31 San Diego Padres 6
Mel Rojas 30 Montreal Expos 7
John Franco 29 New York Mets 8
Jeff Brantley 28 Cincinnati Reds 9
Mark Wohlers 25 Atlanta Braves 10
Robb Nen 23 Florida Marlins 11
Dan Miceli 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Todd Jones 15 Houston Astros 13
Darren Holmes 14 Colorado Rockies 14
Bruce Ruffin 11 Colorado Rockies 15
Curtis Leskanic 10 Colorado Rockies 16
Mike Henneman 8 Houston Astros 17
John Hudek 7 Houston Astros 18
Toby Borland 6 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Hector Carrasco 5 Cincinnati Reds 20
Brad Clontz 4 Atlanta Braves 21
Doug Henry 4 New York Mets  
Jim Gott 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Xavier Hernandez 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Terry Mathews 3 Florida Marlins  



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

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?