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1903 MLB Saves by Team

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

The New York Giants led all of MLB in saves in 1903, with 8, 2 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.1.

Led all of MLB in 1903 New York Giants 142 games
8 Saves 2 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team League G SV
1 New York Giants NL 142 8
2 Chicago Cubs NL 139 6
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 5
4 Boston Americans AL 141 4
4 Brooklyn Superbas NL 139 4
4 Chicago White Sox AL 138 4
MLB average 3.1
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 139 3
7 St. Louis Browns AL 139 3
7 Washington Senators AL 140 3
10 Detroit Tigers AL 137 2
10 New York Highlanders AL 136 2
10 St. Louis Cardinals NL 139 2
13 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 1
13 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 1
13 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 1
16 Cleveland Naps AL 140 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.