How does Baseball reference acknowledge "saves" stats?
Today I was recalling the 1960 World Series and wanted to refresh my memory on the scores of the Yankee beatdowns and saw that in Game 2 Bobby Shantz is credited with a save for getting the final two outs of a 16-3 drubbing. Now I know that the save rule has changed from time to time and was relatively unknown (certainly not official) in 1960, but how on earth and when was that acknowledged as a save? It is listed in his career totals as well. Does Baseball Reference make that call or if not, who does/did?
Relatedly, I see where Babe Ruth is credited with four career saves by Baseball Reference. What saves rules were used to make this determination and when was he first given credit for these? Maybe there is a ready explanation and/or this was discussed before but I was unable to find it.
EDITED TO ADD: I should clarify that my source for the Shantz save I mentioned was Baseball reference which is why I was curious as to its involvement-- I did not scour old newspapers or the Sporting News.
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