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1905 MLB Saves by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved

The New York Giants led all of MLB in saves in 1905, with 15, 9 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.8.

Led all of MLB in 1905 New York Giants 155 games
15 Saves 9 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team League G SV
1 New York Giants NL 155 15
2 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 6
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 5
4 New York Highlanders AL 152 4
5 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 3
MLB average 2.8
6 Chicago Cubs NL 155 2
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 2
6 St. Louis Browns AL 156 2
6 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 2
10 Boston Americans AL 153 1
10 Detroit Tigers AL 154 1
10 Washington Senators AL 154 1
13 Boston Beaneaters NL 156 0
13 Chicago White Sox AL 158 0
13 Cleveland Naps AL 155 0
13 Philadelphia Athletics AL 152 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.