Runs : 1926 American League 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)
 

1926 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 139 New York Yankees 1
Lou Gehrig 135 New York Yankees 2
Johnny Mostil 120 Chicago White Sox 3
Earle Combs 113 New York Yankees 4
Goose Goslin 105 Washington Senators 5
Marty McManus 102 St. Louis Browns 6
Freddy Spurgeon 101 Cleveland Indians 7
Sam Rice 98 Washington Senators 8
George Burns 97 Cleveland Indians 9
Tris Speaker 96 Cleveland Indians 10
Heinie Manush 95 Detroit Tigers 11
Bucky Harris 94 Washington Senators 12
Mark Koenig 93 New York Yankees 13
Lu Blue 92 Detroit Tigers 14
Joe Sewell 91 Cleveland Indians 15
Harry Heilmann 90 Detroit Tigers 16
Al Simmons 90 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Jamieson 89 Cleveland Indians 18
Bibb Falk 86 Chicago White Sox 19
Harry Rice 86 St. Louis Browns  
Earl McNeely 84 Washington Senators 21
Bill Hunnefield 81 Chicago White Sox 22
Tony Lazzeri 79 New York Yankees 23
George Sisler 78 St. Louis Browns 24
Max Bishop 77 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

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).