1886 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in saves in 1886, with 3, 1 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 0.7.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Chicago White Stockings
126 games
3
Saves
1 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 3 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 2 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 2 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 2 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 1 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 1 |
| MLB average | 0.7 | |||
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 0 |
| 7 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 0 |
| 7 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 0 |
| 7 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 0 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 0 |
| 7 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 0 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.