1888 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The New York Giants and the Philadelphia Quakers shared the lead of all of MLB in saves in 1888, with 3. The average across 16 MLB teams is 0.7.
Led all of MLB in 1888
New York Giants
137 games
3
Saves
Tied with Philadelphia Quakers
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 3 |
| 1 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 2 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 1 |
| 4 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 1 |
| MLB average | 0.7 | |||
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 0 |
| 7 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 0 |
| 7 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 0 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 0 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 0 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 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.