That was Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees with 46 saves in 1986.
Luis Vasquez in 2010. Right-handed pitcher that collected 20 saves.
Ed Farmer with 30 in 1980.
From 1956 to 1966 there was no difference in AL and NL Cy Young Awards, only one pitcher would win in those years. Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn on the Milwaukee Braves won the Cy Young Award of 1957. He was 21-11 with 3 saves, an ERA of 2.69 and 111 strikeouts. He was the first left-handed pitcher to win the award.
Mariano Rivera with 230 saves.
Through the 2010 postseason, Mariano Rivera has the most saves, with 42.
Armando Benitez in 2001.
Trevor Hoffman
Sparky Lyle had a total of 190 saves from 1970 to 1979 in the American league.
In 2009, Heath Bell of the San Diego Padres led the National League with 42 saves.
In 2009, Brian Fuentes of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led the American League with 48 saves.
Roy Face with 188 career saves as a pirate. He played from 1953-67 with the pirates.
28. Dempster had 85 saves for the Cubs between 2005-2007 before becoming a starting pitcher in 2008.