Runs : 1950 American League Top 25

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1950 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dom DiMaggio 131 Boston Red Sox 1
Phil Rizzuto 125 New York Yankees 2
Vern Stephens 125 Boston Red Sox  
Yogi Berra 116 New York Yankees 4
Joe DiMaggio 114 New York Yankees 5
George Kell 114 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Yost 114 Washington Senators  
Johnny Pesky 112 Boston Red Sox 8
Larry Doby 110 Cleveland Indians 9
Johnny Lipon 104 Detroit Tigers 10
Jerry Priddy 104 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Doerr 103 Boston Red Sox 12
Walt Dropo 101 Boston Red Sox 13
Hoot Evers 100 Detroit Tigers 14
Al Rosen 100 Cleveland Indians  
Vic Wertz 99 Detroit Tigers 16
Luke Easter 96 Cleveland Indians 17
Johnny Groth 95 Detroit Tigers 18
Sam Chapman 93 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Al Zarilla 92 Boston Red Sox 20
Billy Goodman 91 Boston Red Sox 21
Ferris Fain 83 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Eddie Robinson 83 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Ted Williams 82 Boston Red Sox 24
Dale Mitchell 81 Cleveland Indians 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.

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 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?