1997 MLB Saves by Team

The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in saves in 1997, with 59, 7 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is 40.7.

Led all of MLB in 1997 Baltimore Orioles 162 games

59 Saves 7 clear of Chicago White Sox

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	59
2	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	52
3	New York Yankees	AL	162	51
4	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	49
4	New York Mets	NL	162	49
6	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	45
6	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	45
8	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	44
9	San Diego Padres	NL	162	43
10	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	42
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	41
	MLB average			40.7
12	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	40
13	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	39
13	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	39
13	Florida Marlins	NL	162	39
13	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	39
17	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	38
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	38
17	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	38
20	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	37
20	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	37
20	Houston Astros	NL	162	37
20	Montreal Expos	NL	162	37
24	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	35
25	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	34
26	Texas Rangers	AL	162	33
27	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	30
28	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	29

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.