1931 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Washington Senators led all of MLB in saves in 1931, with 24, 4 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 22 MLB teams is 9.0.
Led all of MLB in 1931
Washington Senators
156 games
24
Saves
4 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 24 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 20 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 153 | 18 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 17 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 16 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 16 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 153 | 12 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | 10 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 10 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 10 |
| MLB average | 9.0 | |||
| 11 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 156 | 9 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 9 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 8 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 6 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 6 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 5 |
| 17 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 56 | 2 |
| 18 | Louisville White Sox | NNL | 52 | 1 |
| 19 | Chicago Columbia Giants | NNL | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | Cleveland Cubs | NNL | 44 | 0 |
| 19 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 55 | 0 |
| 19 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 59 | 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.