craig kimbrel led the national league in saves in 2011.
craig kimbrel led the national league in saves in 2011.
who led the national league in saves in 2011?
craig kimbrel
july 7, 2011: braves rookie closer craig kimbrel collected his twenty-seventh save of the season with the series-sweeping 6–3 win against the colorado rockies, setting a major league record for most saves by a rookie before the all-star break. the previous record was held by jonathan papelbon, who had registered twenty-six saves during his rookie season in 2006. on june 3, kimbrel broke the record for the most saves before the all-star break by a national league rookie when he collected his seventeenth save against the mets at citi field. the previous national league record holder was yhency brazobán, who had sixteen saves before the break for the dodgers in 2005. kimbrel entered the all-star break with twenty-eight saves to set the mark for the new record.
2011 atlanta braves season
bullet::::- finished 4th in national league cy young award voting (1998)









































bullet::::- led major leagues in winning percentage (1998)









































bullet::::- national league rolaids relief man of the year award winner (2002)









































bullet::::- finished 8th in national league mvp voting (2002)









































bullet::::- finished 3rd in national league cy young award voting (2002)









































bullet::::- second in braves history for saves in a career (154)









































bullet::::- braves record for most saves in a season (2002, with 55)









































bullet::::- led national league in saves (2002, with 55)









































bullet::::- tied for national league lead in wins (2006, with 16)
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