1871 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in saves in 1871, with 3, 2 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is 0.4.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Boston Red Stockings
31 games
3
Saves
2 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 1 |
| MLB average | 0.4 | |||
| 3 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 0 |
| 3 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 0 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 0 |
| 3 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 0 |
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.