Runs : 1930 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1930 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Simmons 152 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Babe Ruth 150 New York Yankees 2
Charlie Gehringer 144 Detroit Tigers 3
Lou Gehrig 143 New York Yankees 4
Earle Combs 129 New York Yankees 5
Joe Cronin 127 Washington Senators 6
Jimmie Foxx 127 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ed Morgan 122 Cleveland Indians 8
Sam Rice 121 Washington Senators 9
Max Bishop 117 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Goose Goslin 115 Washington Senators 11
St. Louis Browns  
Johnny Hodapp 111 Cleveland Indians 12
Mickey Cochrane 110 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Tony Lazzeri 109 New York Yankees 14
Carl Reynolds 103 Chicago White Sox 15
Earl Averill 102 Cleveland Indians 16
Heinie Manush 100 St. Louis Browns 17
Washington Senators  
Dick Porter 100 Cleveland Indians  
Buddy Myer 97 Washington Senators 19
Red Kress 94 St. Louis Browns 20
Lyn Lary 93 New York Yankees 21
Mule Haas 91 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Bing Miller 89 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Dale Alexander 86 Detroit Tigers 24
Tom Oliver 86 Boston Red Sox  



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 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.