Runs : 1956 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1956 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 132 New York Yankees 1
Nellie Fox 109 Chicago White Sox 2
Minnie Minoso 106 Chicago White Sox 3
Hank Bauer 96 New York Yankees 4
Al Kaline 96 Detroit Tigers  
Harvey Kuenn 96 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Maxwell 96 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Yost 94 Washington Senators 8
Yogi Berra 93 New York Yankees 9
Roy Sievers 92 Washington Senators 10
Billy Klaus 91 Boston Red Sox 11
Hector Lopez 91 Kansas City Athletics  
Jimmy Piersall 91 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Doby 89 Chicago White Sox 14
Al Smith 87 Cleveland Indians 15
Jackie Jensen 80 Boston Red Sox 16
Gil McDougald 79 New York Yankees 17
Bill Skowron 78 New York Yankees 18
Ray Boone 77 Detroit Tigers 19
Jim Lemon 77 Washington Senators  
Vic Power 77 Kansas City Athletics  
Billy Martin 76 New York Yankees 22
Jim Rivera 76 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Simpson 76 Kansas City Athletics  
Bobby Avila 74 Cleveland Indians 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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.