1945 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Philadelphia Phillies led all of MLB in saves in 1945, with 26, 5 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 28 MLB teams is 8.8.
Led all of MLB in 1945
Philadelphia Phillies
154 games
26
Saves
5 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 26 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 21 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | 18 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 16 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | 16 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 14 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 152 | 14 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | 13 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | 13 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 150 | 13 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 147 | 12 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 11 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 9 |
| MLB average | 8.8 | |||
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 8 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 8 |
| 16 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 64 | 7 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 6 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 46 | 4 |
| 18 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 27 | 4 |
| 20 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 43 | 3 |
| 21 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 2 |
| 21 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 33 | 2 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 40 | 2 |
| 24 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 1 |
| 24 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 74 | 1 |
| 24 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 1 |
| 27 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 68 | 0 |
| 27 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 39 | 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.