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1969 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 1969, with 44, 1 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 24 MLB teams is 31.0.

Led all of MLB in 1969 Cincinnati Reds 163 games
44 Saves 1 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team League G SV
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 44
2 Minnesota Twins AL 162 43
3 Atlanta Braves NL 162 42
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 41
4 Washington Senators AL 162 41
6 California Angels AL 163 39
7 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 36
7 Oakland Athletics AL 162 36
9 New York Mets NL 162 35
10 Houston Astros NL 162 34
11 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 33
11 Seattle Pilots AL 163 33
MLB average 31.0
13 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 31
14 Detroit Tigers AL 162 28
15 Chicago Cubs NL 163 27
16 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 26
17 Chicago White Sox AL 162 25
17 Kansas City Royals AL 163 25
17 San Diego Padres NL 162 25
20 Cleveland Indians AL 161 22
21 Montreal Expos NL 162 21
21 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 21
23 New York Yankees AL 162 20
24 San Francisco Giants NL 162 17

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.