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1974 MLB Saves by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved

The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins shared the lead of all of MLB in saves in 1974, with 29. The average across 24 MLB teams is 21.5.

Led all of MLB in 1974 Chicago White Sox 163 games
29 Saves Tied with Minnesota Twins
# Team League G SV
1 Chicago White Sox AL 163 29
1 Minnesota Twins AL 163 29
3 Oakland Athletics AL 162 28
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 27
4 Cleveland Indians AL 162 27
4 Montreal Expos NL 161 27
7 Chicago Cubs NL 162 26
8 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 25
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 25
10 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 24
10 New York Yankees AL 162 24
12 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 23
13 Atlanta Braves NL 163 22
MLB average 21.5
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 161 20
15 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 19
15 San Diego Padres NL 162 19
17 Boston Red Sox AL 162 18
17 Houston Astros NL 162 18
19 Kansas City Royals AL 162 17
19 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 17
21 Detroit Tigers AL 162 15
22 New York Mets NL 162 14
23 California Angels AL 163 12
23 Texas Rangers AL 161 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.