It takes the perfect storm to rack up a lot of saves in a season. You need a team that scores just enough runs to win and you need a decent reliever that doesn't cough up a lot of runs to come in and finish each game.
Thigpen had a whopping 65 opportunites and blew eight of them, a couple in some non-save situations, so he could have had more. He bested Dave Righetti's four-year old record of 46 saves.
UPDATE: Look at the card's tagline. Whoever wrote this got his Sox teams confused.
Thigpen earned save number 57 when he preserved a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. He allowed a single to Shawn Bradley to lead off the inning, but the White Sox foiled a sacrifice attempt by Omar Vizquel. Then Bobby got Pete O'Brien to fly out and Harold Reynolds to ground out to second.
Francisco Rodriguez topped Thigpen in 2008 when he recorded 62 saves for the Los Angeles Angels.
Isn't hindsight fun?
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