1987 AL Saves by Team

The New York Yankees led the AL in saves in 1987, with 47, 2 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 14 AL teams is 33.9.

Led the AL in 1987 New York Yankees 162 games

47 Saves 2 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	G	SV
1	New York Yankees	162	47
2	Milwaukee Brewers	162	45
3	Toronto Blue Jays	162	43
4	Oakland Athletics	162	40
5	Minnesota Twins	162	39
6	Chicago White Sox	162	37
7	California Angels	162	36
	AL average		33.9
8	Seattle Mariners	162	33
9	Detroit Tigers	162	31
10	Baltimore Orioles	162	30
11	Texas Rangers	162	27
12	Kansas City Royals	162	26
13	Cleveland Indians	162	25
14	Boston Red Sox	162	16

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.