1955 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 1955, with 37, 1 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 16 MLB teams is 22.3.
Led all of MLB in 1955
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
37
Saves
1 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 37 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | 36 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | 34 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 33 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | 23 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | 23 |
| MLB average | 22.3 | |||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | 22 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 155 | 22 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 21 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 156 | 20 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 16 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | 16 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 15 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 14 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 12 |
| 15 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | 12 |
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.