1881 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Boston Red Caps led all of MLB in saves in 1881, with 3, 3 ahead of the Buffalo Bisons. The average across 8 MLB teams is 0.4.

Season

League

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

Led all of MLB in 1881 Boston Red Caps 83 games

3 Saves 3 clear of Buffalo Bisons

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	Boston Red Caps	NL	83	3
	MLB average			0.4
2	Buffalo Bisons	NL	83	0
2	Chicago White Stockings	NL	84	0
2	Cleveland Blues	NL	85	0
2	Detroit Wolverines	NL	84	0
2	Providence Grays	NL	85	0
2	Troy Trojans	NL	85	0
2	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL	83	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.