Runs : 1887 American Association Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1887 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tip O'Neill 167 St. Louis Browns 1
Arlie Latham 163 St. Louis Browns 2
Mike Griffin 142 Baltimore Orioles 3
Tom Poorman 140 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Charlie Comiskey 139 St. Louis Browns 5
Pete Browning 137 Louisville Colonels 6
Bid McPhee 137 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Bill Gleason 135 St. Louis Browns 8
Frank Fennelly 133 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9
George Pinkney 133 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers  
Denny Lyons 128 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Paul Radford 127 New York Metropolitans 12
Harry Stovey 125 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Jim McTamany 123 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 14
Oyster Burns 122 Baltimore Orioles 15
Hub Collins 122 Louisville Colonels  
Hugh Nicol 122 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Cub Stricker 122 Cleveland Blues  
Reddy Mack 117 Louisville Colonels 19
Bill Greenwood 114 Baltimore Orioles 20
Tommy Tucker 114 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill McClellan 109 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 22
Pete Hotaling 108 Cleveland Blues 23
John Reilly 106 Cincinnati Red Stockings 24
Henry Larkin 105 Philadelphia Athletics 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?