Runs : 1936 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
 

1936 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 167 New York Yankees 1
Harlond Clift 145 St. Louis Browns 2
Charlie Gehringer 144 Detroit Tigers 3
Frankie Crosetti 137 New York Yankees 4
Earl Averill 136 Cleveland Indians 5
Joe DiMaggio 132 New York Yankees 6
Jimmie Foxx 130 Boston Red Sox 7
Odell Hale 126 Cleveland Indians 8
Hal Trosky 124 Cleveland Indians 9
Goose Goslin 122 Detroit Tigers 10
Zeke Bonura 120 Chicago White Sox 11
Rip Radcliff 120 Chicago White Sox  
Red Rolfe 116 New York Yankees 13
Roy Hughes 112 Cleveland Indians 14
Lyn Lary 112 St. Louis Browns  
Luke Appling 111 Chicago White Sox 16
Ben Chapman 110 New York Yankees 17
Washington Senators  
Joe Kuhel 107 Washington Senators 18
Gee Walker 105 Detroit Tigers 19
Jake Powell 102 Washington Senators 20
New York Yankees  
Beau Bell 100 St. Louis Browns 21
Lou Finney 100 Philadelphia Athletics  
Buddy Lewis 100 Washington Senators  
Moose Solters 100 St. Louis Browns  
Doc Cramer 99 Boston Red Sox 25



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.

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.