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1964 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees shared the lead of all of MLB in saves in 1964, with 45. The average across 20 MLB teams is 33.4.

Led all of MLB in 1964 Chicago White Sox 162 games
45 Saves Tied with New York Yankees
# Team League G SV
1 Chicago White Sox AL 162 45
1 New York Yankees AL 164 45
3 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 41
3 Los Angeles Angels AL 162 41
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 41
6 Milwaukee Braves NL 162 39
7 Boston Red Sox AL 162 38
7 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 38
9 Cleveland Indians AL 164 37
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 35
10 Detroit Tigers AL 163 35
MLB average 33.4
12 Houston Colt .45's NL 162 31
13 San Francisco Giants NL 162 30
14 Minnesota Twins AL 163 29
14 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 29
16 Kansas City Athletics AL 163 27
16 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 164 27
18 Washington Senators AL 162 26
19 Chicago Cubs NL 162 19
20 New York Mets NL 163 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.