Runs : 1921 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1921 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 177 New York Yankees 1
Jack Tobin 132 St. Louis Browns 2
Roger Peckinpaugh 128 New York Yankees 3
George Sisler 125 St. Louis Browns 4
Ty Cobb 124 Detroit Tigers 5
Ken Williams 115 St. Louis Browns 6
Harry Heilmann 114 Detroit Tigers 7
Bobby Veach 110 Detroit Tigers 8
Tris Speaker 107 Cleveland Indians 9
Bob Meusel 104 New York Yankees 10
Lu Blue 103 Detroit Tigers 11
Larry Gardner 101 Cleveland Indians 12
Joe Sewell 101 Cleveland Indians  
Whitey Witt 100 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Elmer Smith 98 Cleveland Indians 15
Wally Pipp 96 New York Yankees 16
Charlie Jamieson 94 Cleveland Indians 17
Ernie Johnson 93 Chicago White Sox 18
Baby Doll Jacobson 90 St. Louis Browns 19
Tilly Walker 89 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Jimmy Dykes 88 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Nemo Leibold 88 Boston Red Sox  
Donie Bush 87 Detroit Tigers 23
Washington Senators  
Joe Judge 87 Washington Senators  
Sam Rice 83 Washington Senators 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.

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.