Runs : 1904 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1904 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Patsy Dougherty 113 Boston Americans 1
New York Highlanders  
Elmer Flick 97 Cleveland Blues 2
Bill Bradley 94 Cleveland Blues 3
Nap Lajoie 92 Cleveland Blues 4
Jimmy Collins 85 Boston Americans 5
Freddy Parent 85 Boston Americans  
Jimmy Barrett 83 Detroit Tigers 7
Danny Green 83 Chicago White Sox  
Chick Stahl 83 Boston Americans  
Topsy Hartsel 79 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Willie Keeler 78 New York Highlanders 11
Danny Murphy 78 Philadelphia Athletics  
Billy Lush 76 Cleveland Blues 13
George Davis 75 Chicago White Sox 14
Matty McIntyre 74 Detroit Tigers 15
Lave Cross 73 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Jesse Burkett 72 St. Louis Browns 17
Fielder Jones 72 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Bay 69 Cleveland Blues 19
Nixey Callahan 66 Chicago White Sox 20
Emmet Heidrick 66 St. Louis Browns  
Kip Selbach 65 Washington Senators 22
Boston Americans  
Buck Freeman 64 Boston Americans 23
Joe Cassidy 63 Washington Senators 24
John Anderson 62 New York Highlanders 25



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

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?