How many saves did Wayne Granger have in 1970?
351970 Regular Season
Wayne Granger recorded 35 saves in the 1970 regular season, 1st in the MLB.
- Wayne Granger's best regular season for saves in 9 seasons on file.
- Up 8 from 27 in 1969.
- 58% of the Cincinnati Reds' saves that regular season.
Best of 9 regular seasons, 1968 through 1976. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  STL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2.25 | 44.0 | 27 | 12 | 1.18 | 4 |
| 1969 |  CIN | 90 | 9 | 6 | 2.80 | 144.2 | 68 | 40 | 1.26 | 27 |
| 1970 | CIN | 67 | 6 | 5 | 2.66 | 84.2 | 38 | 27 | 1.25 | 35 |
| 1971 | CIN | 70 | 7 | 6 | 3.33 | 100.0 | 51 | 28 | 1.22 | 11 |
| 1972 |  MIN | 63 | 4 | 6 | 3.01 | 89.2 | 45 | 28 | 1.24 | 19 |
| 1973 | NYY/STL | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3.63 | 62.0 | 24 | 24 | 1.50 | 5 |
| 1974 |  CHW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 2.48 | 0 |
| 1975 |  HOU | 55 | 2 | 5 | 3.65 | 74.0 | 30 | 23 | 1.34 | 5 |
| 1976 |  WSH | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 32.0 | 16 | 16 | 1.50 | 2 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV