pitcher with most saves before 1999

Before 1999, Lee Smith had the most saves, with 478 saves.

Interpreted as:
pitcher with most regular-season saves before 1999
NAME SV G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Lee Smith
L. Smith
478
1,022
71
92
.436
6
3.03
1,251
0
0
1289.1
1,133
434
475
89
486
10
802
100
5,388
47
8.73
3.39
2.57
0.62
23.2
9.0
1.26
.294
3.32
76
2.92
74
7.91
142
2 John Franco
J. Franco
397
832
77
68
.531
0
2.64
760
0
0
1000.2
921
293
351
55
385
13
677
63
4,227
44
6.84
3.46
1.97
0.49
18.0
9.1
1.31
.287
3.16
68
3.27
84
8.28
70
3 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
390
1,071
197
171
.535
361
3.50
2,401
100
20
3285.2
3,076
1,278
1,382
347
738
75
577
91
13,534
28
6.58
2.02
3.25
0.95
17.7
5.5
1.16
.274
3.79
86
3.40
85
8.43
224.9
4 Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
367
880
73
77
.487
0
3.16
877
0
0
1132.1
1,000
397
426
109
358
27
695
65
4,720
20
6.97
2.85
2.45
0.87
18.6
7.6
1.20
.266
3.39
82
3.49
92
7.95
38.7
5 Randy Myers
R. Myers
347
728
44
63
.411
12
3.19
884
1
0
884.2
758
314
338
69
396
12
548
43
3,744
32
8.99
4.03
2.23
0.70
23.6
10.6
1.30
.289
3.44
81
3.32
83
7.71
68.8
6 Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
341
944
114
118
.491
37
2.90
1,299
4
2
1701.1
1,474
549
615
123
492
39
709
109
6,942
40
6.87
2.60
2.64
0.65
18.7
7.1
1.16
.271
3.25
83
2.95
82
7.80
125.4
7 Tom Henke
T. Henke
311
642
41
42
.494
0
2.67
861
0
0
789.2
607
234
252
64
255
9
548
29
3,194
30
9.81
2.91
3.38
0.73
27.0
8.0
1.09
.271
2.87
64
2.71
66
6.92
123.5
8 Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
310
1,002
124
107
.537
37
3.01
1,502
16
0
1809.1
1,497
605
670
119
732
47
681
90
7,507
63
7.47
3.64
2.05
0.59
20.0
9.8
1.23
.270
3.33
81
3.18
84
7.45
125.4
9 Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
300
661
68
71
.489
0
2.83
861
0
0
1042.0
879
328
370
77
309
13
512
83
4,251
37
7.44
2.67
2.79
0.67
20.3
7.3
1.14
.268
3.20
75
2.93
80
7.59
88
10 Jeff Montgomery
J. Montgomery
292
651
45
48
.484
1
3.05
706
0
0
817.1
713
277
307
74
275
24
513
37
3,400
32
7.77
3.03
2.57
0.81
20.8
8.1
1.21
.275
3.38
70
3.48
82
7.85
65.1
11 Doug Jones
D. Jones
291
722
60
72
.455
4
3.23
792
0
0
951.0
963
341
388
70
205
34
583
46
4,005
15
7.50
1.94
3.86
0.66
19.8
5.1
1.23
.308
3.67
78
2.97
73
9.11
118.5
12 Rick Aguilera
R. Aguilera
275
617
76
75
.503
89
3.55
947
10
0
1176.0
1,132
464
515
119
321
30
472
39
4,914
48
7.25
2.46
2.95
0.91
19.3
6.5
1.24
.290
3.94
87
3.49
86
8.66
75.3
13 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
256
617
50
52
.490
0
3.09
628
0
0
693.2
608
238
264
65
247
7
456
67
2,893
23
8.15
3.20
2.54
0.84
21.7
8.5
1.23
.279
3.43
82
3.41
90
7.89
31.3
14 John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
253
494
38
36
.514
17
2.73
691
0
0
639.0
482
194
222
54
209
14
407
27
2,595
40
9.73
2.94
3.31
0.76
26.6
8.1
1.08
.263
3.13
69
2.96
73
6.79
82.3
15 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
252
718
82
79
.509
89
3.46
1,112
13
2
1403.2
1,287
540
602
95
591
21
474
48
5,988
40
7.13
3.79
1.88
0.61
18.6
9.9
1.34
.286
3.86
88
3.37
85
8.25
94.3
16 Rod Beck
R. Beck
250
497
24
32
.429
0
2.98
474
0
0
543.1
490
180
197
63
113
13
416
21
2,215
15
7.85
1.87
4.19
1.04
21.4
5.1
1.11
.275
3.26
76
3.48
85
8.12
34.3
17 Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
244
674
56
46
.549
0
2.76
379
0
0
1043.1
1,064
320
356
59
162
7
553
70
4,247
4
3.27
1.40
2.34
0.51
8.9
3.8
1.18
.276
3.07
69
3.23
82
9.18
81.6
18 Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
238
899
99
76
.566
0
2.88
873
0
0
1390.1
1,292
445
519
84
481
14
634
81
5,794
66
5.65
3.11
1.81
0.54
15.1
8.3
1.28
.278
3.36
79
3.19
86
8.36
81.4
19 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
228
1,070
143
122
.540
52
2.52
1,610
20
5
2254.1
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
7.01
167.6
20 Gene Garber
G. Garber
218
931
96
113
.459
9
3.34
940
4
0
1510.0
1,464
560
654
123
445
37
609
155
6,327
30
5.60
2.65
2.11
0.73
14.9
7.0
1.26
.280
3.90
86
3.44
90
8.73
63.2
21 Dave Smith
D. Smith
216
609
53
53
.500
1
2.67
548
0
0
809.1
700
240
280
34
283
13
432
64
3,357
28
6.09
3.15
1.94
0.38
16.3
8.4
1.21
.269
3.11
77
3.03
87
7.78
40.2
22 Gregg Olson
G. Olson
203
520
31
33
.484
0
3.18
504
0
0
569.0
497
201
212
29
278
9
392
38
2,431
41
7.97
4.40
1.81
0.46
20.7
11.4
1.36
.291
3.35
74
3.34
78
7.86
55.2
23 Bobby Thigpen
B. Thigpen
201
448
31
36
.463
0
3.43
376
0
0
568.2
537
217
237
56
238
23
356
28
2,448
12
5.95
3.77
1.58
0.89
15.4
9.7
1.36
.274
3.75
85
4.15
104
8.50
-10.6
24 Mike Henneman
M. Henneman
193
561
57
42
.576
0
3.21
533
0
0
732.2
686
261
301
47
271
19
432
82
3,112
48
6.55
3.33
1.97
0.58
17.1
8.7
1.31
.285
3.70
76
3.44
81
8.43
64.5
25 Mitch Williams
M. Williams
192
619
45
58
.437
3
3.65
660
0
0
691.1
537
280
317
49
544
52
419
39
3,119
44
8.59
7.08
1.21
0.64
21.2
17.4
1.56
.269
4.13
91
4.43
111
6.99
-34.7

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Team Rankings

HR

69

5th

R

293

1st

SO

394

22nd

ERA

3.90

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
Reds Reds
25
26
.490
5.5
Brewers Brewers
24
26
.480
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Pirates Pirates
17
33
.340
13.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/23
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Sat
5/24
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Sun
5/25
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
1:40 PM
Mon
5/26
COL COL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Tue
5/27
COL COL
@
CHC CHC
8:05 PM
Last Game
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19 - 29

1

Final

2

CHC Cubs

30 - 20

Wed 21 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
30
19
.612
Blue Jays Blue Jays
25
24
.510
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
17
.660
Twins Twins
27
22
.551
5.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
28
20
.583
Astros Astros
25
24
.510
3.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
32
18
.640
Mets Mets
30
20
.600
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
31
19
.620
Giants Giants
29
21
.580
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/6
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
8-6
Tue
5/6
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
9-1
Tue
5/6
SFG SFG
@
CHC CHC
3-1
Tue
5/6
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
7-1
Tue
5/6
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
10-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
5/22
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Thu
5/22
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
5/22
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/23
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM