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1950 NL Saves by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in saves in 1950, with 27, 6 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 16.9.

Led the NL in 1950 Philadelphia Phillies 157 games
27 Saves 6 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers

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.