Runs : 1953 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)
 

1953 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Rosen 115 Cleveland Indians 1
Eddie Yost 107 Washington Senators 2
Mickey Mantle 105 New York Yankees 3
Minnie Minoso 104 Chicago White Sox 4
Mickey Vernon 101 Washington Senators 5
Ray Boone 94 Cleveland Indians 6
Detroit Tigers  
Harvey Kuenn 94 Detroit Tigers  
Larry Doby 92 Cleveland Indians 8
Nellie Fox 92 Chicago White Sox  
Jackie Jensen 87 Washington Senators 10
Bobby Avila 85 Cleveland Indians 11
Gus Zernial 85 Philadelphia Athletics  
Gil McDougald 82 New York Yankees 13
Yogi Berra 80 New York Yankees 14
Dave Philley 80 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jim Rivera 79 Chicago White Sox 16
Hank Bauer 77 New York Yankees 17
Jim Delsing 77 Detroit Tigers  
Dale Mitchell 76 Cleveland Indians 19
Jimmy Piersall 76 Boston Red Sox  
Ferris Fain 73 Chicago White Sox 21
Dick Gernert 73 Boston Red Sox  
Billy Goodman 73 Boston Red Sox  
Chico Carrasquel 72 Chicago White Sox 24
Joe Collins 72 New York Yankees  



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.

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?