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1906 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 1906, with 18, 7 ahead of the Brooklyn Superbas. The average across 16 MLB teams is 5.4.

Led all of MLB in 1906 New York Giants 152 games
18 Saves 7 clear of Brooklyn Superbas
# Team League G SV
1 New York Giants NL 152 18
2 Brooklyn Superbas NL 153 11
3 Chicago Cubs NL 154 10
4 Boston Americans AL 155 6
MLB average 5.4
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 5
5 New York Highlanders AL 155 5
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 5
5 St. Louis Browns AL 154 5
9 Chicago White Sox AL 154 4
9 Cleveland Naps AL 157 4
9 Detroit Tigers AL 151 4
9 Philadelphia Athletics AL 149 4
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 2
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 2
15 Washington Senators AL 151 1
16 Boston Beaneaters NL 152 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.