1889 MLB Saves by Team

The Cincinnati Red Stockings led all of MLB in saves in 1889, with 8, 3 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 16 MLB teams is 2.4.

Led all of MLB in 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings 141 games

8 Saves 3 clear of Boston Beaneaters

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	141	8
2	Boston Beaneaters	NL	133	5
3	Columbus Solons	AA	139	4
3	St. Louis Browns	AA	140	4
5	New York Giants	NL	131	3
	MLB average			2.4
6	Chicago White Stockings	NL	136	2
6	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL	135	2
6	Kansas City Cowboys	AA	139	2
6	Philadelphia Quakers	NL	130	2
10	Baltimore Orioles	AA	139	1
10	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	AA	138	1
10	Cleveland Spiders	NL	136	1
10	Louisville Colonels	AA	140	1
10	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	138	1
10	Pittsburg Alleghenys	NL	134	1
16	Washington Nationals	NL	127	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.