How many saves did Dutch Leonard have in 1953?

• 2nd-best of Dutch Leonard's 20 seasons on file; the high is 11 in 1952.
• Down 3 from 11 in 1952.
• 40% of the Chicago Cubs' saves that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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How many saves did Dutch Leonard have in 1953?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1933	LAD	10	2	3	2.93	40.0	6	10	1.30	0
1934	LAD	44	14	11	3.28	183.2	58	33	1.32	5
1935	LAD	43	2	9	3.92	137.2	41	29	1.31	8
1936	LAD	16	0	0	3.66	32.0	8	5	1.22	1
1938	MIN	33	12	15	3.43	223.1	68	53	1.23	0
1939	MIN	34	20	8	3.54	269.1	88	59	1.23	0
1940	MIN	35	14	19	3.49	289.0	124	78	1.40	0
1941	MIN	34	18	13	3.45	256.0	91	54	1.27	0
1942	MIN	6	2	2	4.11	35.0	15	5	0.94	0
1943	MIN	31	11	13	3.28	219.2	51	46	1.20	1
1944	MIN	32	14	14	3.06	229.1	62	37	1.13	0
1945	MIN	31	17	7	2.13	216.0	96	35	1.13	1
1946	MIN	26	10	10	3.56	161.2	62	36	1.35	0
1947	PHI	32	17	12	2.68	235.0	103	57	1.20	0
1948	PHI	34	12	17	2.51	225.2	92	54	1.24	0
1949	CHC	33	7	16	4.15	180.0	83	43	1.34	0
1950	CHC	35	5	1	3.77	74.0	28	27	1.31	6
1951	CHC	41	10	6	2.64	81.2	30	28	1.19	3
1952	CHC	45	2	2	2.16	66.2	37	24	1.20	11
1953	CHC	45	2	3	4.60	62.2	27	24	1.53	8

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV