Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera career Saves

Mariano Rivera, considered by many to be the best closer ever, set the MLB record for career saves. Use this database to explore how he did it and watch as he adds to the record.

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Top innings pitched

1.0 471
1.1 71
1.2 34
0.1 25
0.2 15

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Top batters faced

3 256
4 174
5 100
6 36
1 22

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Save	day of week	Month	Date	Year	opposing team	Length of save	H	R	ER	BB	K	IR	IRS	Final out	Note	Stadium	Total pitches	Batters faced
307	Tuesday	June	8	2004	Colorado Rockies	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Denny Hocking	(Caught stealing)	Yankee Stadium (old)	13	3
198	Tuesday	July	24	2001	Detroit Tigers	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Roger Cedeno	(Caught stealing)	Yankee Stadium (old)	12	4
374	Wednesday	September	14	2005	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	Julio Lugo	(Caught stealing)	Tropicana Field	18	3
80	Friday	August	14	1998	Texas Rangers	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	Mark McLemore	(Double play)	Yankee Stadium (old)	18	5
81	Saturday	August	22	1998	Texas Rangers	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	Warren Newson	(Double play)	The Ballpark at Arlington	22	6
69	Saturday	July	4	1998	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Rich Becker	(Double play)	Yankee Stadium (old)	8	4
286	Sunday	April	11	2004	Chicago White Sox	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Ross Gload	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	17	5
79	Thursday	August	13	1998	Texas Rangers	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Juan Gonzalez	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	5	2
39	Thursday	August	7	1997	Texas Rangers	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	Domingo Cedeno	(Force out)	The Ballpark at Arlington	21	6
137	Monday	May	1	2000	Cleveland Indians	1.2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	Alex Ramirez	(Force out)	Jacobs Field	40	8
100	Friday	June	11	1999	Florida Marlins	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	Cliff Floyd	(Force out)	Pro Player Stadium	2	1
17	Saturday	May	10	1997	Kansas City Royals	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	Johnny Damon	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	17	6
423	Thursday	June	28	2007	Baltimore Orioles	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	Brian Roberts	(Force out)	Camden Yards	22	7
193	Thursday	July	5	2001	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Chris Richard	(Force out)	Camden Yards	15	3
376	Friday	September	16	2005	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eric Hinske	(Force out)	Rogers Centre	23	4
129	Saturday	October	2	1999	Tampa Bay Rays	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	Terrell Lowery	(Force out)	Tropicana Field	26	6
202	Thursday	August	9	2001	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Russ Johnson	(Force out)	Tropicana Field	15	4
408	Wednesday	August	9	2006	Chicago White Sox	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Tadahito Iguchi	(Force out)	U.S. Cellular Field	26	6
87	Friday	April	23	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Tony Fernandez	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	5	2
600	Tuesday	September	13	2011	Seattle Mariners	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Ichiro Suzuki	Caught stealing	Safeco Field	13	3
584	Sunday	July	24	2011	Oakland A's	1.1	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	Ryan Sweeney	Doubled off	Yankee Stadium (new)	23	7
421	Tuesday	June	12	2007	Arizona Diamondbacks	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Chris Snyder	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	13	3
431	Monday	August	6	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Frank Thomas	-	Rogers Centre	16	3
430	Sunday	August	5	2007	Kansas City Royals	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	Mark Teahen	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	11	4
429	Wednesday	July	18	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	Frank Thomas	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	21	5
422	Friday	June	22	2007	San Francisco Giants	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Ray Durham	-	AT&T Park	20	6
428	Monday	July	16	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Aaron Hill	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	14	4
427	Sunday	July	15	2007	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Carlos Pena	-	Tropicana Field	17	4
426	Saturday	July	14	2007	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Akinori Iwamura	-	Tropicana Field	19	4
425	Thursday	July	5	2007	Minnesota Twins	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	Michael Cuddyer	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	24	5
424	Friday	June	29	2007	Oakland A's	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	Bobby Crosby	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	18	5
413	Friday	September	22	2006	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	B.J. Upton	-	Tropicana Field	21	5
420	Thursday	June	7	2007	Chicago White Sox	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	Juan Uribe	-	U.S. Cellular Field	17	6
401	Monday	July	17	2006	Seattle Mariners	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	Willie Bloomquist	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	17	5
402	Saturday	July	22	2006	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Reed Johnson	-	Rogers Centre	7	3
403	Tuesday	July	25	2006	Texas Rangers	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Ian Kinsler	-	Ameriquest Field	17	4
404	Wednesday	July	26	2006	Texas Rangers	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Michael Young	-	Ameriquest Field	13	4
405	Sunday	July	30	2006	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Damon Hollins	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	14	4
406	Friday	August	4	2006	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Ramon Hernandez	-	Camden Yards	18	3
407	Sunday	August	6	2006	Baltimore Orioles	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	Melvin Mora	-	Camden Yards	13	4
418	Sunday	June	3	2007	Boston Red Sox	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Mike Lowell	-	Fenway Park	24	4
409	Saturday	August	12	2006	Los Angeles Angels	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Howie Kendrick	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	10	3
410	Tuesday	August	15	2006	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Chris Gomez	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	24	4
411	Wednesday	August	30	2006	Detroit Tigers	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Ivan Rodriguez	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	14	4
412	Thursday	August	31	2006	Detroit Tigers	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Brandon Inge	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	19	4
414	Saturday	April	28	2007	Boston Red Sox	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Kevin Youkilis	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	16	4
415	Thursday	May	3	2007	Texas Rangers	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Michael Young	-	Rangers Ballpark	11	3
416	Thursday	May	3	2007	Texas Rangers	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	Kenny Lofton	-	Rangers Ballpark	14	4
417	Wednesday	May	30	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	Frank Thomas	-	Rogers Centre	13	4
419	Tuesday	June	5	2007	Chicago White Sox	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	A.J. Pierzynski	-	U.S. Cellular Field	10	2