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1958 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in saves in 1958, with 41, 8 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 16 MLB teams is 25.3.

Led all of MLB in 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 games
41 Saves 8 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G SV
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 41
2 New York Yankees AL 155 33
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 154 31
4 Baltimore Orioles AL 154 28
4 Boston Red Sox AL 155 28
4 Washington Senators AL 156 28
MLB average 25.3
7 Chicago White Sox AL 155 25
7 Kansas City Athletics AL 156 25
7 San Francisco Giants NL 154 25
7 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 25
11 Chicago Cubs NL 154 24
12 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 154 20
12 Cleveland Indians AL 153 20
14 Detroit Tigers AL 154 19
15 Milwaukee Braves NL 154 17
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 15

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.