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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg/120px-Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg/180px-Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg/240px-Mariano_Rivera_allison_7_29_07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2517" data-file-height="2392" /></a><figcaption>Mariano Rivera is the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> all-time leader in saves.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, a <b>save</b> (abbreviated <b>SV</b> or <b>S</b>) is credited to a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_leaders_in_games_finished" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished">finishes a game</a> for the winning team under certain circumstances. A save can be earned by entering a game in which his team is leading by three or fewer runs and finishing the game by pitching at least one inning without losing the lead; entering the game with the tying run in the on-deck circle, at the plate or on the bases and finishing the game; or by pitching at least three innings in relief and finishing the game regardless of how many runs your team was winning by when entering the game.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of saves or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted are oft-cited statistics of <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitchers</a>, particularly those in the <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a> role. The save statistic was created by journalist <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Holtzman" title="Jerome Holtzman">Jerome Holtzman</a> in 1959 to "measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers" and was adopted as an official <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) statistic in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The save has been retroactively tabulated for pitchers before that date. <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a> is MLB's all-time leader in regular-season saves with 652, while <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a> earned the most saves in a single season with 62 in 2008. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>save</i> was being used as far back as 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Executives Jim Toomey of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and Irv Kaze of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, and statistician <a href="/wiki/Allan_Roth" title="Allan Roth">Allan Roth</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers</a> awarded saves to pitchers who finished winning games but were not credited with the win, regardless of the margin of victory. The statistic went largely unnoticed. </p><p>The concept of a reliever "saving" a baseball game for a starting pitcher goes back even further. A 1933 <a href="/wiki/Goudey" title="Goudey">Goudey</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball_card" title="Baseball card">baseball card</a> of <a href="/wiki/Firpo_Marberry" title="Firpo Marberry">Firpo Marberry</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> states he "Specializes in saving ball games when other pitchers are getting their bumps."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A formula with more criteria for saves was invented in 1960 by baseball writer <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Holtzman" title="Jerome Holtzman">Jerome Holtzman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He felt that the existing statistics at the time, <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) and <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a> (W-L), did not sufficiently measure a reliever's effectiveness. ERA does not account for <a href="/wiki/Inherited_runner" class="mw-redirect" title="Inherited runner">inherited runners</a> a reliever allows to score, and W-L record does not account for relievers protecting leads. <a href="/wiki/Elroy_Face" class="mw-redirect" title="Elroy Face">Elroy Face</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> was 18–1 in 1959; however, Holtzman wrote that in 10 of the 18 wins, Face allowed the tying or lead run but got the win when the Pirates offense regained the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-holtzman_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holtzman-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Holtzman felt that Face was more effective the previous year when he was 5–2. When Holtzman presented the idea to <a href="/wiki/J._G._Taylor_Spink" title="J. G. Taylor Spink">J. G. Taylor Spink</a>, publisher of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>, "[Spink] gave [Holtzman] a $100 bonus. Maybe it was $200." Holtzman recorded the unofficial save statistic in <i>The Sporting News</i> weekly for nine years before it became official in 1969. In conjunction with publishing the statistic, <i>The Sporting News</i> in 1960 also introduced the <a href="/wiki/Fireman_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Fireman of the Year Award">Fireman of the Year Award</a>, which was awarded based on a combination of saves and <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">wins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-holtzman_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holtzman-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The save became an official MLB statistic in <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-holtzman_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holtzman-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was MLB's first new major statistic since the <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">run batted in</a> was added in 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-holtzman_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holtzman-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_saves">Notable saves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable saves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg/120px-Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg/180px-Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg/240px-Bill_Singer_Dodgers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Bill Singer was credited with the first official save, in 1969.</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 7, 1969, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Singer" title="Bill Singer">Bill Singer</a> was credited with the first official save when he pitched three shutout innings in relief of <a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>' 3–2 <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> victory over the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> at <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 27, 1969, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Linzy" title="Frank Linzy">Frank Linzy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> became the first pitcher to be credited with two saves in one day, registering saves in both games of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 29, 1970, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Williams_(baseball)" title="Stan Williams (baseball)">Stan Williams</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> became the first pitcher credited with a save without facing a batter.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a home game against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> with the Twins holding a 1–0 lead, Williams entered in relief of <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Jim Kaat</a> in the top of the ninth inning with two outs and runners on first and second; he then <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">picked off</a> runner <a href="/wiki/Tony_Horton_(baseball)" title="Tony Horton (baseball)">Tony Horton</a> at second base, ending the game.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 3, 2002, the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> won 7–1 over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> as <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Benoit" title="Joaquín Benoit">Joaquín Benoit</a> pitched a seven-inning save, the longest save since it had become an official statistic in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benoit relieved <a href="/wiki/Todd_Van_Poppel" title="Todd Van Poppel">Todd Van Poppel</a> (who entered the game in the first inning after starter <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Myette" title="Aaron Myette">Aaron Myette</a> was ejected for throwing at <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Mora" title="Melvin Mora">Melvin Mora</a>) at the start of the third inning, and finished the game while allowing just one hit. The <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">official scorer</a> credited the win to Van Poppel and not Benoit, a decision that was also supported by Texas manager <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Narron" title="Jerry Narron">Jerry Narron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 22, 2007, <a href="/wiki/Wes_Littleton" title="Wes Littleton">Wes Littleton</a> earned a save with the largest winning margin ever, pitching the last three innings of a 30–3 Texas Rangers win over the Baltimore Orioles. Littleton entered the game with a 14–3 lead, and the final 27-<a href="/wiki/Run_differential" title="Run differential">run differential</a> broke the previous record for a save by eight runs. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> noted that "there are the preposterous saves, of which Littleton's now stands out as No. 1."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 29, 2014, in Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014 World Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madison_Bumgarner" title="Madison Bumgarner">Madison Bumgarner</a> of the San Francisco Giants recorded the longest save in World Series history, pitching five scoreless innings of relief in a 3–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">baseball statistics</a>, the term save is used to indicate the successful maintenance of a lead by a relief pitcher, usually the <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a>, until the end of the game. A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in Rule 9.19 of the <a href="/wiki/Official_Rules_of_Major_League_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Rules of Major League Baseball">Official Rules of Major League Baseball</a>; the current definition has been in place since 1975.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> That rule states the <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">official scorer</a> shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;</li> <li>He is not the <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">winning pitcher</a>;</li> <li>He is credited with at least <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> of an inning pitched; and</li> <li>He satisfies one of the following conditions: <ol><li>He enters the game with a lead of no more than three <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> and pitches for at least one inning</li> <li>He enters the game with the potential tying run either <a href="/wiki/Baserunning" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunning">on base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">at bat</a> or <a href="/wiki/On_deck_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="On deck (baseball)">on deck</a></li> <li>He pitches for at least three innings.</li></ol></li></ol> <p>The definition of a save has not always been the same. As initially defined in 1969, a relief pitcher could earn a save if he entered a game with his team in the lead and he held the lead through the end of the game, regardless of the score or for how long he pitched.<sup id="cite_ref-zimniuch_p126_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zimniuch_p126-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This produced some especially "easy" saves, such as <a href="/wiki/Ron_Taylor_(baseball)" title="Ron Taylor (baseball)">Ron Taylor</a> being credited with a save after pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a 20–6 <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> win over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> in August 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-zimniuch_p126_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zimniuch_p126-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1974, tougher criteria were adopted for saves where either the tying run had to be on base or at the plate when the reliever entered to qualify for a save, or the reliever had to preserve a lead of any size for at least three innings in completing a game.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-schechter_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schechter-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rule was slightly relaxed in 1975 to the current definition as outlined above.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-schechter_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schechter-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Statistical sites, including <a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a>, include saves in pitching records prior to 1969 by retroactively applying the 1969 criteria.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Related_statistics">Related statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Related statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ratio of saves to save opportunities is <i>save percentage</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A save opportunity (or "save situation") occurs when a reliever enters a game in a situation that permits him to earn a save. Note that a pitcher who enters a game in a save situation and does not finish the game, but departs with his team still leading, is not charged with a save opportunity. </p><p>If a relief pitcher satisfies all of the criteria for a save except he does not finish the game, he will often be credited with a <a href="/wiki/Hold_(baseball)" title="Hold (baseball)">hold</a> (abbreviated H), which is a statistic that is not officially recognized by Major League Baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-tourtellotte_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tourtellotte-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <i>blown save</i> (abbreviated <i>BS</i>; alternately BSV or B)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> occurs when a reliever in a save situation surrenders the lead (allows the tying run, or more, to score). Like the hold, the blown save statistic is not officially recognized by Major League Baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-tourtellotte_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tourtellotte-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The blown save was adopted as part of the points system used by the <a href="/wiki/Rolaids_Relief_Man_Award" title="Rolaids Relief Man Award">Rolaids Relief Man Award</a> starting in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tourtellotte_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tourtellotte-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Note that if the tying run was scored by a runner who was already on base when the reliever entered the game, the reliever will be charged with a blown save even though the run is charged to the pitcher who allowed that runner to reach base. A reliever cannot blow multiple saves in a game unless he has multiple save opportunities, a situation only possible if the reliever temporarily switches to another defensive position, then returns to pitching. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg/120px-Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg/180px-Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg/240px-Heath_Bell_congratulated_after_save.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2415" data-file-height="1784" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Heath_Bell" title="Heath Bell">Heath Bell</a> is congratulated by <a href="/wiki/2009_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2009 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a> teammates after a save in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>As <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a> pursued the single-season saves record in 2008, <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a> member <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sheehan" title="Joe Sheehan">Joe Sheehan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> writer <a href="/wiki/Tom_Verducci" title="Tom Verducci">Tom Verducci</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Sun" title="The New York Sun">The New York Sun</a></i> writer Tim Marchman wrote that Rodríguez's save total was enhanced by the number of opportunities his team presented, allowing him to amass one particular statistic. They thought that Rodríguez on his record-breaking march was less effective than in prior years.<sup id="cite_ref-RodriguezMediocre_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RodriguezMediocre-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sheehan offered that saves did not account for a pitcher's proficiency at preventing runs nor did it reflect leads that were not preserved.<sup id="cite_ref-RodriguezMediocre_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RodriguezMediocre-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bradford Doolittle of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star" title="The Kansas City Star">The Kansas City Star</a></i> wrote, "[The closer] is the only example in sports of a statistic creating a job." He decried the best relievers pitching fewer innings starting in the 1980s with their workload being <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)#Strategy" title="Closer (baseball)">reduced from two- to one-inning outings</a> while less efficient pitchers were pitching those innings instead.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a> columnist <a href="/wiki/Jim_Caple" title="Jim Caple">Jim Caple</a> has argued that the save statistic has turned the closer position into "the most overrated position in sports".<sup id="cite_ref-caple_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caple-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Caple and others contend that using one's best reliever in situations such as a three-run lead in the ninth—when a team will almost certainly win even with a lesser pitcher—is foolish, and that using a closer in the traditional fireman role exemplified by pitchers such as <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> is far wiser. (A "fireman" situation is men on base in a tied or close game, hence a reliever ending such a threat is "putting out the fire".)<sup id="cite_ref-caple_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caple-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Firemen frequently pitched two- or three-inning outings to earn saves. The modern closer, reduced to a one-inning role, is available to pitch more save opportunities. In the past, a reliever pitching three innings one game would be unavailable to pitch the next game.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gossage had more saves of at least two innings than saves where he pitched one inning or less.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The times I did a one-inning save, I felt guilty about it. It's like it was too easy", said Gossage.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN.com wrote that saves have not been determined to be "a special, repeatable skill—rather than simply a function of opportunities".<sup id="cite_ref-philip_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philip-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also noted that blown saves are "non-qualitative", pointing out that both Gossage and <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a>, who each had over 100 career blown saves, were both inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-philip_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philip-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fran Zimniuch in <i>Fireman: The Evolution of the Closer in Baseball</i> wrote, "But you have to be a great relief pitcher to blow that many saves. Clearly, [Gossage] saved many, many more than he did not save."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than half of Gossage's and Fingers' blown saves came in tough save situations, where the tying run was on base when the pitcher entered. In nearly half of their blown tough saves, they entered the game in the sixth or seventh inning. Multiple-inning outings provide more chances for a reliever to blow a save. The pitchers need to get out of the initial situation and pitch additional innings with more chances to lose the lead. A study by the Baseball Hall of Fame<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> found modern closers were put into fewer tough save situations compared to past relievers.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The modern closer also earned significantly more "easy saves", defined as saves starting the ninth inning with more than a one-run lead.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-schechter_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schechter-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study offered "praise to the combatants who faced more danger for more innings".<sup id="cite_ref-schechter_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schechter-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg/120px-Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg/180px-Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg/240px-Rich_Gossage_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1981.jpg 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="313" /></a><figcaption>Goose Gossage, namesake of the proposed "goose egg"</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a></i> has suggested the "goose egg", a new statistic that he considers to be a better evaluation of relief performance than the save.<sup id="cite_ref-silver_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-silver-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reliever earns a goose egg for each scoreless inning pitched (no earned or unearned runs, no inherited runners score) in the seventh inning or later, where when he starts the inning: the score is tied, his team holds a lead of no more than two runs, or the tying run is on base or at the plate. Should the reliever be charged with an earned run in a goose egg situation, he will be credited with a "broken egg", the counterpart of the blown save, unless he finishes the game. The statistic is named for Goose Gossage, who is the all-time leader in goose eggs but recorded relatively few saves compared to modern closers.<sup id="cite_ref-silver_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-silver-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the piece in which he introduced the "goose egg" concept, Silver added more criticisms of the save, noting, "It doesn't give a pitcher any additional reward for pitching multiple innings — even though two clutch innings pitched in relief are roughly twice as valuable as one. And a pitcher doesn't get a save for pitching in a tie game, even though it's one of the highest-leverage situations." He also considered saves and blown saves "highly punitive to guys who aren't closers." As an example, Silver noted that in the 2016 season, Chicago White Sox middle reliever <a href="/wiki/Nate_Jones_(baseball)" title="Nate Jones (baseball)">Nate Jones</a>, who by Silver's calculations converted 83% of his goose opportunities, led the American League in blown saves with nine, while only recording three saves. Silver added, "The problem is that you can only get a save if you finish the game, whereas blown saves aren't restricted to the final inning."<sup id="cite_ref-silver_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-silver-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leaders_in_Major_League_Baseball">Leaders in Major League Baseball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Leaders in Major League Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Saves">Saves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Saves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The statistic was formally introduced in 1969,<sup id="cite_ref-holtzman_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holtzman-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although research has identified saves earned prior to that point.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Key</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Player</b> </td> <td>Name of the player </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Saves</b> </td> <td>Career saves </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Years</b> </td> <td>The years this player played in the major leagues </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;">† </td> <td>Elected to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;">* </td> <td>Denotes pitcher who is still active </td></tr> <tr> <td>L </td> <td>Denotes pitcher who is left-handed </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_saves_in_a_career">Most saves in a career</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Most saves in a career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/300_save_club" title="300 save club">300 save club</a></div> <p>The 10 Major League Baseball players with the most saves in a career are: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#dde;" colspan="3">Regular season </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Player </th> <th scope="col">Saves </th> <th scope="col">Years </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Rivera, Mariano"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>652 </td> <td>1995–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Hoffman, Trevor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>601 </td> <td>1993–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Lee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>478 </td> <td>1980–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><span data-sort-value="Jansen, Kenley"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kenley_Jansen" title="Kenley Jansen">Kenley Jansen</a></span></span></span><sup>*</sup> </td> <td>447 </td> <td>2010–present </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Kimbrel" title="Craig Kimbrel">Craig Kimbrel</a><sup>*</sup> </td> <td>440 </td> <td>2010–present </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Rodríguez, Francisco"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>437 </td> <td>2002–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Franco, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Franco" title="John Franco">John Franco</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>424 </td> <td>1984–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Wagner, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Wagner" title="Billy Wagner">Billy Wagner</a></span></span></span><sup>L†</sup> </td> <td>422 </td> <td>1995–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>390 </td> <td>1975–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nathan, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nathan" title="Joe Nathan">Joe Nathan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>377 </td> <td>1999–2016 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><i>Stats updated through the 2024 season</i><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Progression_of_career_saves_leaders">Progression of career saves leaders</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Progression of career saves leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following 14 pitchers have led the major leagues in total saves for a career, since the formation of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association of Professional Base Ball Players</a> (NA) in 1871.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This table is based on career totals at the end of each baseball season, including retroactive application of the saves definition prior to 1969, when it was first recognized as an official statistic by MLB. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Player</th> <th colspan="2">Start</th> <th colspan="2">End </th></tr> <tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Career saves</th> <th>Season</th> <th>Career saves </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Wright" title="Harry Wright">Harry Wright</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1871</td> <td>3</td> <td>1893</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Mullane" title="Tony Mullane">Tony Mullane</a></td> <td>1894</td> <td>15</td> <td>1903</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Kid_Nichols" title="Kid Nichols">Kid Nichols</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1899</td> <td>15</td> <td>1906</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_McGinnity" title="Joe McGinnity">Joe McGinnity</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1907</td> <td>19</td> <td>1909</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Mordecai_Brown" title="Mordecai Brown">Mordecai Brown</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1910</td> <td>26</td> <td>1925</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Firpo_Marberry" title="Firpo Marberry">Firpo Marberry</a></td> <td>1926</td> <td>53</td> <td>1945</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Murphy" title="Johnny Murphy">Johnny Murphy</a></td> <td>1946</td> <td>104</td> <td>1961</td> <td>107 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Face" title="Roy Face">Roy Face</a></td> <td>1962</td> <td>118</td> <td>1963</td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Hoyt Wilhelm</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1964</td> <td>146</td> <td>1979</td> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1980</td> <td>244</td> <td>1991</td> <td>341 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reardon" title="Jeff Reardon">Jeff Reardon</a></td> <td>1992</td> <td>357</td> <td>1992</td> <td>357 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>1993</td> <td>401</td> <td>2005</td> <td>478 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>2006</td> <td>482</td> <td>2010</td> <td>601 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a><sup>†</sup></td> <td>2011</td> <td>603</td> <td><i>incumbent</i></td> <td>652 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <ul><li>Mullane and Nichols shared the record from 1899 through 1903.</li> <li>Mullane pitched both right-handed and left-handed.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_in_a_single_season">Most in a single season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Most in a single season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below are the Major League Baseball players who have recorded 50 or more saves in a single season. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#dde;" colspan="4">Regular season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Saves </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Rodríguez, Francisco"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> </td> <td>2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Thigpen, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thigpen" title="Bobby Thigpen">Bobby Thigpen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">57 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><span data-sort-value="Díaz, Edwin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_D%C3%ADaz_(pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwin Díaz (pitcher)">Edwin Díaz</a></span></span></span><sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Smoltz, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gagné, Éric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Éric Gagné">Éric Gagné</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Myers, Randy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Myers" title="Randy Myers">Randy Myers</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td rowspan="3">53 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Hoffman, Trevor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Rivera, Mariano"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td>2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gagné, Éric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Éric Gagné">Éric Gagné</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>52 </td> <td>Los Angeles Dodgers </td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Eckersley, Dennis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td rowspan="5">51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Beck, Rod"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Beck" title="Rod Beck">Rod Beck</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Chicago Cubs </td> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Johnson_(baseball,_born_1983)" title="Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983)">Jim Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Melancon, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Melancon" title="Mark Melancon">Mark Melancon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><span data-sort-value="Familia, Jeurys"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeurys_Familia" title="Jeurys Familia">Jeurys Familia</a></span></span></span><sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td>2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Johnson_(baseball,_born_1983)" title="Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983)">Jim Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="3">50 </td> <td>Baltimore Orioles </td> <td>2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><span data-sort-value="Kimbrel, Craig"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Kimbrel" title="Craig Kimbrel">Craig Kimbrel</a></span></span></span><sup>*</sup> </td> <td>Atlanta Braves </td> <td>2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Rivera, Mariano"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>New York Yankees </td> <td>2001 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><i>Stats updated through the 2023 season</i><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_saves_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_consecutive_without_a_blown_save">Most consecutive without a blown save</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Most consecutive without a blown save"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#dde;" colspan="5">Regular season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Saves </th> <th>Team(s) </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gagné, Éric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Éric Gagné">Éric Gagné</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>84 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td>2002–2004 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Britton, Zack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zack_Britton" title="Zack Britton">Zack Britton</a></span></span></span><sup>L*</sup> </td> <td>60 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>2015–2017 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gordon" title="Tom Gordon">Tom Gordon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td>1998–1999 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><span data-sort-value="Familia, Jeurys"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeurys_Familia" title="Jeurys Familia">Jeurys Familia</a></span></span></span><sup>*</sup> </td> <td>52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td>2015–2016 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Valverde, José"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Valverde" title="José Valverde">José Valverde</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td>2010–2011 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Axford, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Axford" title="John Axford">John Axford</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td>2011–2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lidge, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>2007–2009 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Balfour, Grant"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Grant_Balfour" title="Grant Balfour">Grant Balfour</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>2012–2013 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ziegler, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Ziegler" title="Brad Ziegler">Brad Ziegler</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> </td> <td>2015–2016 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Beck, Rod"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Beck" title="Rod Beck">Rod Beck</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="3">41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>1993–1995 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Hoffman, Trevor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td>1997–1998 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bell, Heath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Heath_Bell" title="Heath Bell">Heath Bell</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>San Diego Padres </td> <td>2010–2011 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-center_55-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-center-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Stats updated through 2019 season</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blown_saves">Blown saves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Blown saves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Career">Career</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The below table lists MLB pitchers who have accrued 80 or more blown saves during their careers. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#dde;" colspan="5">Regular season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Blown<br />saves </th> <th>Saves </th> <th>Save % </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Gossage, Goose"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>112</td> <td>310</td> <td>73.5 </td> <td>1972–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Fingers, Rollie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>109</td> <td>341</td> <td>75.8 </td> <td>1968–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reardon" title="Jeff Reardon">Jeff Reardon</a> </td> <td>106</td> <td>367</td> <td>77.6 </td> <td>1979–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Lee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>103</td> <td>478</td> <td>82.3 </td> <td>1980–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Franco, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Franco" title="John Franco">John Franco</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">101</td> <td>424</td> <td>80.8 </td> <td>1984–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Sutter, Bruce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>300</td> <td>74.8 </td> <td>1976–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lyle, Sparky"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Lyle" title="Sparky Lyle">Sparky Lyle</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>95</td> <td>238</td> <td>71.5 </td> <td>1967–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Hernández, Roberto"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(relief_pitcher)" title="Roberto Hernández (relief pitcher)">Roberto Hernández</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>94</td> <td>326</td> <td>77.6 </td> <td>1991–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Garber, Gene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Garber" title="Gene Garber">Gene Garber</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>82</td> <td>218</td> <td>72.7 </td> <td>1969–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Tekulve, Kent"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Tekulve" title="Kent Tekulve">Kent Tekulve</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">81</td> <td>184</td> <td>69.4 </td> <td>1974–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lavelle, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Lavelle" title="Gary Lavelle">Gary Lavelle</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>136</td> <td>62.7 </td> <td>1974–1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Rivera, Mariano"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">80</td> <td>652</td> <td>89.1 </td> <td>1995–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Timlin, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Timlin" title="Mike Timlin">Mike Timlin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>141</td> <td>63.8 </td> <td>1991–2008 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Stats updated through 2020 season</i><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Single_season">Single season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Single season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The below table lists MLB pitchers who have accrued 13 or more blown saves during a single season. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#dde;" colspan="7">Regular season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Blown<br />saves </th> <th>Saves </th> <th>Save % </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Year </th> <th class="unsortable">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Davis, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="5">14 </td> <td>29</td> <td>67.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a></td> <td>1984</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Fingers, Rollie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>20</td> <td>58.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a></td> <td>1976</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Staley, Gerry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Staley" title="Gerry Staley">Gerry Staley</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>9</td> <td>39.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a></td> <td>1960</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Stanley, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>33</td> <td>70.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></td> <td>1983</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Sutter, Bruce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>27</td> <td>65.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></td> <td>1978</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb;"><span data-sort-value="Gossage, Goose"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a></span></span></span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td rowspan="6">13 </td> <td>22</td> <td>62.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></td> <td>1983</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Hiller, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Hiller" title="John Hiller">John Hiller</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>13</td> <td>50.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a></td> <td>1976</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Holmes, Clay"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Clay_Holmes" title="Clay Holmes">Clay Holmes</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>29</td> <td>69.0 </td> <td>New York Yankees</td> <td>2024</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Plesac, Dan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Plesac" title="Dan Plesac">Dan Plesac</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>23</td> <td>63.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a></td> <td>1987</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Reardon, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reardon" title="Jeff Reardon">Jeff Reardon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>35</td> <td>72.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a></td> <td>1986</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Righetti, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a></span></span></span><sup>L</sup> </td> <td>31</td> <td>70.5 </td> <td>New York Yankees</td> <td>1987</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Stats updated through 2020 season</i><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a 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Face blew leads in his wins four times (April 24, May 14, June 11, and July 12), allowed lead runs in tie games he won three times (April 22, Aug 30, and Sept 19), and allowed an additional run while already behind in a win once (Aug 9).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> also reported Face allowing a tying run to score in his July 9 win over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Benoit bested the previous record of six innings by <a href="/wiki/Horacio_Pi%C3%B1a" title="Horacio Piña">Horacio Piña</a> of the Rangers in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Baseball-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball-Reference.com">Baseball-Reference.com</a> retroactively credited eight-inning saves to pitchers prior to 1969 including <a href="/wiki/Jim_Shaw_(baseball)" title="Jim Shaw (baseball)">Jim Shaw</a> (1920), <a href="/wiki/Guy_Morton" title="Guy Morton">Guy Morton</a> (1920), and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hall_(baseball)" title="Dick Hall (baseball)">Dick Hall</a> (1961).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An abbreviation of <b>BL</b> may be used to indicate that a reliever was charged with both a blown save and the loss.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The March 2006 study analyzed the career saves of <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a>. Hoffman and Rivera were still active, and had 436 and 379 career saves, respectively, at that time.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tough save opportunities (tough saves + tough blown saves): Fingers (161). Gossage (138), Hoffman (49), Rivera (46).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Easy saves: Hoffman (261), Rivera (235), Fingers (114), Gossage (113).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Save_(baseball)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/save">"Save (SV) | Glossary"</a>. <i>MLB.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-06-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=Save+%28SV%29+%7C+Glossary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fglossary%2Fstandard-stats%2Fsave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASave+%28baseball%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWeber2008" class="citation news cs1">Weber, Bruce (July 22, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/sports/baseball/22holtzman.html">"Jerome Holtzman, 82, 'Dean' of Sportswriters, Dies"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 13,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=Legendary+historian+Holtzman+passes&rft.date=2008-07-21&rft.aulast=Bloom&rft.aufirst=Barry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20080721%26content_id%3D3167355%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26fext%3D.jsp%26c_id%3Dmlb&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASave+%28baseball%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNewman2008" class="citation news cs1">Newman, Mark (July 22, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130824223455/http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&content_id=3171784&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb">"Holtzman helped 'save' baseball"</a>. <i>MLB.com</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 6,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Retrosheet&rft.atitle=Events+of+Sunday%2C+April+27%2C+1969&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.retrosheet.org%2Fboxesetc%2F1969%2F04271969.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASave+%28baseball%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/m62d">"From 1957 to 2007, Saves without a batter faced"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball-Reference.com">Baseball-Reference.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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