Runs : 1908 American League Top 25

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1908 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Matty McIntyre 105 Detroit Tigers 1
Sam Crawford 102 Detroit Tigers 2
Germany Schaefer 96 Detroit Tigers 3
Fielder Jones 92 Chicago White Sox 4
George Stone 89 St. Louis Browns 5
Ty Cobb 88 Detroit Tigers 6
Nap Lajoie 77 Cleveland Naps 7
Amby McConnell 77 Boston Red Sox  
Topsy Hartsel 73 Philadelphia Athletics 9
George Stovall 71 Cleveland Naps 10
Bill Bradley 70 Cleveland Naps 11
Josh Clarke 70 Cleveland Naps  
Patsy Dougherty 68 Chicago White Sox 13
Harry Davis 65 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Jake Stahl 63 New York Highlanders 15
Boston Red Sox  
Jimmy Williams 63 St. Louis Browns  
Charlie Hemphill 62 New York Highlanders 17
Heinie Wagner 62 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Ganley 61 Washington Senators 19
Harry Lord 61 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Wallace 59 St. Louis Browns 21
Ed Hahn 58 Chicago White Sox 22
Simon Nicholls 58 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Thoney 58 Boston Red Sox  
Doc Gessler 55 Boston Red Sox 25



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.

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).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.