1887 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Brooklyn Grays and the Chicago White Stockings shared the lead of all of MLB in saves in 1887, with 3. The average across 16 MLB teams is 1.1.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Brooklyn Grays
138 games
3
Saves
Tied with Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 3 |
| 1 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 3 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 2 |
| MLB average | 1.1 | |||
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 1 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 1 |
| 4 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 1 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 1 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 1 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 0 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 0 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 0 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 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.