1942 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in saves in 1942, with 24, 7 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is 8.3.
Led all of MLB in 1942
Brooklyn Dodgers
155 games
24
Saves
7 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 24 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 17 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 17 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 15 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 14 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | 14 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 13 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 151 | 13 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 11 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 151 | 11 |
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 151 | 11 |
| 12 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 9 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 9 |
| MLB average | 8.3 | |||
| 14 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 150 | 8 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 148 | 8 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 8 |
| 17 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 151 | 6 |
| 18 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 38 | 4 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 34 | 4 |
| 20 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 3 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 41 | 3 |
| 22 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 65 | 2 |
| 22 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 22 | 2 |
| 22 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 35 | 2 |
| 25 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 1 |
| 25 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 62 | 1 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 28 | 1 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 37 | 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.