Runs : 1941 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1941 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 135 Boston Red Sox 1
Joe DiMaggio 122 New York Yankees 2
Dom DiMaggio 117 Boston Red Sox 3
Harlond Clift 108 St. Louis Browns 4
Tommy Henrich 106 New York Yankees 5
Red Rolfe 106 New York Yankees  
Cecil Travis 106 Washington Senators  
Joe Gordon 104 New York Yankees 8
Charlie Keller 102 New York Yankees 9
Joe Kuhel 99 Chicago White Sox 10
Joe Cronin 98 Boston Red Sox 11
Bob Johnson 98 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sam Chapman 97 Philadelphia Athletics 13
Buddy Lewis 97 Washington Senators  
Lou Boudreau 95 Cleveland Indians 15
George Case 95 Washington Senators  
Luke Appling 93 Chicago White Sox 17
Doc Cramer 93 Washington Senators  
George McQuinn 93 St. Louis Browns  
Rudy York 91 Detroit Tigers 20
Wally Judnich 90 St. Louis Browns 21
Jeff Heath 89 Cleveland Indians 22
Jimmie Foxx 87 Boston Red Sox 23
Benny McCoy 86 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Lou Finney 83 Boston Red Sox 25



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.

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?