1971 AL Saves by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved
The Kansas City Royals led the AL in saves in 1971, with 44, 8 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is 30.0.
Led the AL in 1971
Kansas City Royals
161 games
44
Saves
8 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Royals
|
161 | 44 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
161 | 36 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 35 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 32 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 32 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 32 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 32 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
161 | 32 |
| AL average | 30.0 | ||
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
159 | 26 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
160 | 25 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
158 | 22 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 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.