1879 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Providence Grays led all of MLB in saves in 1879, with 2, 2 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 8 MLB teams is 0.3.

Season

League

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB CG L BB W-L%

Led all of MLB in 1879 Providence Grays 85 games

2 Saves 2 clear of Boston Red Caps

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	Providence Grays	NL	85	2
	MLB average			0.3
2	Boston Red Caps	NL	84	0
2	Buffalo Bisons	NL	79	0
2	Chicago White Stockings	NL	83	0
2	Cincinnati Reds	NL	81	0
2	Cleveland Blues	NL	82	0
2	Syracuse Stars	NL	71	0
2	Troy Trojans	NL	77	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.