1961 MLB Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in saves in 1961, with 40, 1 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 18 MLB teams is 27.8.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Cincinnati Reds
154 games
40
Saves
1 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | 40 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | 39 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 35 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | 34 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | 33 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | 33 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | 30 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 30 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | 30 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 29 |
| MLB average | 27.8 | |||
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | 25 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | 24 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 23 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 23 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 23 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | 21 |
| 17 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 16 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | 13 |
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.