Sparky Lyle had a total of 190 saves from 1970 to 1979 in the American league.
In 2009, Brian Fuentes of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led the American League with 48 saves.
"Dauntless" Dave Danforth of the Chicago White Sox led the American League with 9 saves in 1917. He also led the league in games that year with 50 and games finished with 26. Saves weren't official baseball statistics until the 1970-'s or so. Otherwise, nobody led in saves in the 1910s. Danforth is the correct answer.
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In 2009, Heath Bell of the San Diego Padres led the National League with 42 saves.
Jacoby Ellsbury led the American League in stolen bases in 2009 with 70.
In 2007 Alex Rodriguez led the American League in home runs with 54
0. Through 2010, Bell has led the National League in saves once ... that being in 2009 with 42. Brian Fuentes of the Angels led MLB in saves that season with 48.
in 1939 Joe DiMaggio led the American league in batting with a .381 average.
In 2009 Prince Fielder led the National Legue in RBIs with 141, and Mark Teixeira led the American League with 122.
Mark Teixeira of th New York Yankees led the American League in RBI's in 2009 with 122.
Napolean Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics led the American League in home runs in 1901 with 14.