Runs : 1954 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)
 

1954 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 129 New York Yankees 1
Minnie Minoso 119 Chicago White Sox 2
Bobby Avila 112 Cleveland Indians 3
Nellie Fox 111 Chicago White Sox 4
Chico Carrasquel 106 Chicago White Sox 5
Al Smith 101 Cleveland Indians 6
Eddie Yost 101 Washington Senators  
Larry Doby 94 Cleveland Indians 8
Ted Williams 93 Boston Red Sox 9
Jackie Jensen 92 Boston Red Sox 10
Mickey Vernon 90 Washington Senators 11
Yogi Berra 88 New York Yankees 12
Jim Busby 83 Washington Senators 13
Harvey Kuenn 81 Detroit Tigers 14
Jimmy Piersall 77 Boston Red Sox 15
Ray Boone 76 Detroit Tigers 16
Al Rosen 76 Cleveland Indians  
Pete Runnels 75 Washington Senators 18
Roy Sievers 75 Washington Senators  
Hank Bauer 73 New York Yankees 20
Billy Goodman 71 Boston Red Sox 21
Irv Noren 70 New York Yankees 22
Cal Abrams 67 Baltimore Orioles 23
Joe Collins 67 New York Yankees  
Gil McDougald 66 New York Yankees 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 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?

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).