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MLB recognizes the player or players in each league with the most saves each season. In retrospect, the five saves by Jack Manning meant he led the National League in its inaugural year, while Bill Hoffer was the American League's first saves champion with three. [4] Mordecai Brown was the first pitcher to record at least 10 saves in a season.
Most no-hitters caught: 2, Carlos Ruiz (2010) and Wilson Ramos (2015) (List of Major League Baseball no-hitters) Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start. Both of Ramos' no-hitters were by Max Scherzer.
The term save was being used as far back as 1952. [4] Executives Jim Toomey of the St. Louis Cardinals and Irv Kaze of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and statistician Allan Roth of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers awarded saves to pitchers who finished winning games but were not credited with the win, regardless of the margin of victory.
List of Major League Baseball single-season wins leaders; Losses ... List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders. 300 save club;
Mariano Rivera [2] [3] [4] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman [5] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith, [6] Kenley Jansen, [7] Craig Kimbrel, [8] Francisco Rodríguez, [9] John Franco, [10] and Billy Wagner [11] are the only other pitchers to save more than 400 games ...
List of Major League Baseball single-season records; ... List of Major League Baseball leaders This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 17:54 (UTC). ...
He is followed by Randy Jones, who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record. Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres).
Single-season batting records Statistic Player Record Season Ref Batting average: Babe Herman.393 1930 [19] On-base percentage: Mike Griffin.466 1894 [20] Slugging percentage: Babe Herman.678 1930 [19] On-base plus slugging: Babe Herman: 1.132 1930 [19] Hits: Babe Herman: 241 1930 [19] Total bases: Babe Herman: 416 1930 [19] Singles: Willie ...