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1911 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in saves in 1911, with 16, 3 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 8.6.

Led all of MLB in 1911 Chicago Cubs 157 games
16 Saves 3 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G SV
1 Chicago Cubs NL 157 16
2 New York Giants NL 154 13
2 Philadelphia Athletics AL 152 13
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 159 12
5 Chicago White Sox AL 154 11
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 11
7 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 10
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 153 10
7 St. Louis Cardinals NL 158 10
MLB average 8.6
10 Boston Red Sox AL 153 8
11 Boston Rustlers NL 156 7
12 Cleveland Naps AL 156 6
13 Detroit Tigers AL 154 3
13 New York Highlanders AL 153 3
13 Washington Senators AL 154 3
16 St. Louis Browns AL 152 1

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.