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1976 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in saves in 1976, with 46, 1 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 24 MLB teams is 28.5.

Led all of MLB in 1976 Cleveland Indians 159 games
46 Saves 1 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G SV
1 Cleveland Indians AL 159 46
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 45
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 44
4 New York Yankees AL 159 37
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 35
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 35
7 Chicago Cubs NL 162 33
8 San Francisco Giants NL 162 31
9 Houston Astros NL 162 29
9 Oakland Athletics AL 161 29
MLB average 28.5
11 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 28
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 27
12 Boston Red Sox AL 162 27
12 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 27
15 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 26
16 New York Mets NL 162 25
17 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 23
17 Minnesota Twins AL 162 23
19 Chicago White Sox AL 161 22
20 Montreal Expos NL 162 21
21 Detroit Tigers AL 161 20
22 San Diego Padres NL 162 18
23 California Angels AL 162 17
24 Texas Rangers AL 162 15

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.