1978 AL Saves by Team

The New York Yankees led the AL in saves in 1978, with 36, 3 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 14 AL teams is 27.9.

Led the AL in 1978 New York Yankees 163 games

36 Saves 3 clear of Baltimore Orioles

#	Team	G	SV
1	New York Yankees	163	36
2	Baltimore Orioles	161	33
2	California Angels	162	33
2	Chicago White Sox	161	33
2	Kansas City Royals	162	33
6	Oakland Athletics	162	29
7	Cleveland Indians	159	28
	AL average		27.9
8	Boston Red Sox	163	26
8	Minnesota Twins	162	26
10	Texas Rangers	162	25
11	Milwaukee Brewers	162	24
12	Toronto Blue Jays	161	23
13	Detroit Tigers	162	21
14	Seattle Mariners	160	20

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.