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1912 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in saves in 1912, with 16, 1 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is 8.3.

Led all of MLB in 1912 Chicago White Sox 158 games
16 Saves 1 clear of New York Giants
# Team League G SV
1 Chicago White Sox AL 158 16
2 New York Giants NL 154 15
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 153 12
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 10
5 Chicago Cubs NL 152 9
5 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 9
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 152 9
MLB average 8.3
8 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 153 8
9 Cleveland Naps AL 155 7
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 152 7
9 Washington Senators AL 154 7
12 Boston Red Sox AL 154 6
13 Boston Braves NL 155 5
13 Detroit Tigers AL 154 5
13 St. Louis Browns AL 157 5
16 New York Highlanders AL 153 3

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.