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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.
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.
The save statistic was created by journalist Jerome Holtzman in 1959 to "measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers" and was adopted as an official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic in 1969. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The save has been retroactively tabulated for pitchers before that date.
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 ...
List of Major League Baseball single-season wins leaders; Losses ... List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders. 300 save club;
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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).
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in San Francisco, California. The team was originally formed in 1883 as the New York Gothams, then the club was renamed the New York Giants in 1885. 75 years later, in 1958, the franchise moved to its current day city, San Francisco.