YEAR BY YEAR SAVES LEADERS, AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION

SAVES                           SV     
1969--Sparky Lyle                  17   Red Sox
1970--Lindy McDaniel               29   Yankees
1971--Fred Scherman                20   Tigers
1972--SPARKY LYLE                  35   Yankees
1973--JOHN HILLER                  38   Tigers
1974--Tom Murphy                   20   Brewers
1975--Tom Murphy                   20   Brewers
1976--SPARKY LYLE                  23   Yankees
1977--BILL CAMPBELL                31   Red Sox
1978--GOOSE GOSSAGE                27   Yankees
1979--Aurelio Lopez                21   Tigers
      Don Stanhouse                21   Orioles
1980--GOOSE GOSSAGE                33   Yankees
1981--ROLLIE FINGERS               28   Brewers
1982--Goose Gossage                30   Yankees
1983--Bob Stanley                  33   Red Sox
1984--Willie Hernandez             32   Tigers
1985--Willie Hernandez             31   Tigers
1986--DAVE RIGHETTI                46   Yankees
1987--TOM HENKE                    34   Blue Jays
1988--Doug Jones                   37   Indians
1989--Dan Plesac                   33   Brewers
1990--Doug Jones                   43   Indians
1991--Jeff Reardon                 40   Red Sox
1992--Gregg Olson                  36   Orioles
1993--DUANE WARD                   45   Blue Jays
1994--LEE SMITH                    33   Orioles
1995--John Wetteland               31   Yankees
1996--JOHN WETTELAND               43   Yankees
1997--RANDY MYERS                  45   Orioles
1998--TOM GORDON                   46   Red Sox
1999--MARIANO RIVERA               45   Yankees
2000--DEREK LOWE                   42   Red Sox
2001--MARIANO RIVERA               50   Yankees
2002--Ugueth Urbina                40   Red Sox
2003--Mariano Rivera               40   Yankees
2004--MARIANO RIVERA               53   Yankees
2005--Mariano Rivera               43   Yankees
2006--B.J. Ryan                    38   Blue Jays
2007--Jonathan Papelbon            37   Red Sox
2008--Jonathan Papelbon            41   Red Sox
2009--Mariano Rivera               44   Yankees
2010--RAFAEL SORIANO               45   Rays
2011--Mariano Rivera               44   Yankees
2012--JIM JOHNSON                  51   Orioles
2013--JIM JOHNSON                  50   Orioles