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1972 MLB Saves Leaders

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Clay Carroll led all of MLB in saves in 1972 with 37, 2 ahead of Sparky Lyle (35).

ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
Led all of MLB in 1972 Clay Carroll Cincinnati Reds
37 Saves 2 clear of Sparky Lyle
Showing Saves and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team SV G ERA IP SO
1 Clay Carroll CIN 37 65 2.25 96.0 51
2 Sparky Lyle Sparky Lyle NYA 35 59 1.92 107.2 75
3 Terry Forster Terry Forster CHA 29 62 2.25 100.0 104
4 Tug McGraw Tug McGraw NYN 27 54 1.70 106.0 92
5 Dave Giusti Dave Giusti PIT 22 54 1.93 74.2 54
6 Rollie Fingers Rollie Fingers OAK 21 65 2.51 111.1 113
7 Wayne Granger Wayne Granger MIN 19 63 3.01 89.2 45
8 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall MON 18 65 1.78 116.0 95
9 Ken Sanders Ken Sanders ML4 17 62 3.12 92.1 51
10 Jack Aker Jack Aker CHN +1 17 52 2.96 73.0 37
11 Jim Brewer Jim Brewer LAN 17 51 1.26 78.1 69
12 Horacio Pina Horacio Pina TEX 15 60 3.20 76.0 60
13 Chuck Seelbach Chuck Seelbach DET 14 61 2.89 112.0 76
14 Ramon Hernandez PIT 14 53 1.67 70.0 47
15 Fred Gladding Fred Gladding HOU 14 42 2.77 48.2 18
16 Cecil Upshaw ATL 13 42 3.69 53.2 23
17 Fred Scherman DET 12 57 3.64 94.0 53
18 Frank Linzy Frank Linzy ML4 12 47 3.03 77.1 24
19 Pedro Borbon Pedro Borbon CIN 11 62 3.17 122.0 48
20 Darold Knowles Darold Knowles OAK 11 54 1.37 65.2 36
21 Dave LaRoche Dave LaRoche MIN 10 62 2.83 95.1 79
22 Bob Locker Bob Locker OAK 10 56 2.65 78.0 47
23 Steve Mingori CLE 10 41 3.95 57.0 47
24 Paul Lindblad Paul Lindblad TEX 9 66 2.62 99.2 51
25 Tom Burgmeier Tom Burgmeier KCA 9 51 4.23 55.1 18
26 Diego Segui Diego Segui SLN +1 9 40 3.22 78.1 65
27 Danny Frisella Danny Frisella NYN 9 39 3.34 67.1 46
28 Jim Ray HOU 8 54 4.28 90.1 50
29 Jerry Johnson Jerry Johnson SFN 8 48 4.42 73.1 57
30 Tom Hall Tom Hall CIN 8 47 2.61 124.1 134
31 Grant Jackson Grant Jackson BAL 8 32 2.63 41.0 34
32 Ed Farmer CLE 7 46 4.40 61.1 33
33 Eddie Watt BAL 7 38 2.17 45.2 23
34 Mike Corkins Mike Corkins SDN 6 47 3.54 140.0 108
35 Phil Hennigan CLE 6 38 2.67 67.1 44
36 Tom Phoebus Tom Phoebus CHN +1 6 38 4.04 89.0 67
37 Pete Richert Pete Richert LAN 6 37 2.25 52.0 38
38 Bill Lee Bill Lee BOS 5 47 3.20 84.1 43
39 Ted Abernathy Ted Abernathy KCA 5 45 1.70 58.1 28
40 Don McMahon Don McMahon SFN 5 44 3.71 63.0 45
41 Lloyd Allen Lloyd Allen CAL 5 42 3.48 85.1 53
42 Joe Hoerner Joe Hoerner ATL +1 5 40 4.40 45.0 31
43 Pete Mikkelsen Pete Mikkelsen LAN 5 33 4.06 57.2 41
44 Cy Acosta Cy Acosta CHA 5 26 1.56 34.2 28
45 Bobby Bolin Bobby Bolin BOS 5 21 2.93 30.2 27
46 Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher CAL +1 4 49 3.91 103.2 42
47 Dan McGinn CHN 4 42 5.89 62.2 42
48 Casey Cox TEX +1 4 40 4.44 77.0 31
49 Steve Kealey CHA 4 40 3.30 57.1 37
50 Randy Moffitt Randy Moffitt SFN 4 40 3.69 70.2 37
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