Runs : 1890 American Association Top 25

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1890 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Jim McTamany 140 Columbus Colts 1
Tommy McCarthy 137 St. Louis Browns 2
Shorty Fuller 118 St. Louis Browns 3
John Sneed 117 Toledo Maumees 4
Columbus Colts  
Curt Welch 116 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Baltimore Orioles  
Harry Taylor 115 Louisville Colonels 6
Perry Werden 113 Toledo Maumees 7
Ted Scheffler 111 Rochester Rochesters 8
Blondie Purcell 110 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Cupid Childs 109 Syracuse Stars 10
Spud Johnson 106 Columbus Colts 11
Ed Swartwood 106 Toledo Maumees  
Farmer Weaver 101 Louisville Colonels 13
Jimmy Wolf 100 Louisville Colonels 14
Hank Simon 99 Brooklyn Gladiators 15
Syracuse Stars  
Charlie Hamburg 93 Louisville Colonels 16
Ed Daily 92 Brooklyn Gladiators 17
Louisville Colonels  
Harry Raymond 91 Louisville Colonels 18
Jack O'Connor 89 Columbus Colts 19
Tim Shinnick 87 Louisville Colonels 20
Jack Crooks 86 Columbus Colts 21
Sandy Griffin 85 Rochester Rochesters 22
Jimmy Knowles 83 Rochester Rochesters 23
Harry Lyons 83 Rochester Rochesters  
Rasty Wright 82 Syracuse Stars 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).

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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.