Runs : 1940 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)
 

1940 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 134 Boston Red Sox 1
Hank Greenberg 129 Detroit Tigers 2
Barney McCosky 123 Detroit Tigers 3
Joe Gordon 112 New York Yankees 4
Joe Kuhel 111 Chicago White Sox 5
George Case 109 Washington Senators 6
Charlie Gehringer 108 Detroit Tigers 7
Jimmie Foxx 106 Boston Red Sox 8
Rudy York 105 Detroit Tigers 9
Joe Cronin 104 Boston Red Sox 10
Charlie Keller 102 New York Yankees 11
Red Rolfe 102 New York Yankees  
Buddy Lewis 101 Washington Senators 13
Lou Boudreau 97 Cleveland Indians 14
Wally Judnich 97 St. Louis Browns  
Luke Appling 96 Chicago White Sox 16
Doc Cramer 94 Boston Red Sox 17
Joe DiMaggio 93 New York Yankees 18
Bob Johnson 93 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harlond Clift 92 St. Louis Browns 20
Wally Moses 91 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Roy Weatherly 90 Cleveland Indians 22
Sam Chapman 88 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Bobby Doerr 87 Boston Red Sox 24
Gee Walker 87 Washington Senators  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.