Runs : 1957 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)
 

1957 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 121 New York Yankees 1
Nellie Fox 110 Chicago White Sox 2
Jimmy Piersall 103 Boston Red Sox 3
Roy Sievers 99 Washington Senators 4
Minnie Minoso 96 Chicago White Sox 5
Ted Williams 96 Boston Red Sox  
Gil McDougald 87 New York Yankees 7
Vic Wertz 84 Cleveland Indians 8
Al Kaline 83 Detroit Tigers 9
Luis Aparicio 82 Chicago White Sox 10
Jackie Jensen 82 Boston Red Sox  
Frank Malzone 82 Boston Red Sox  
Billy Gardner 79 Baltimore Orioles 13
Al Smith 78 Cleveland Indians 14
Billy Klaus 76 Boston Red Sox 15
Charlie Maxwell 75 Detroit Tigers 16
Yogi Berra 74 New York Yankees 17
Harvey Kuenn 74 Detroit Tigers  
Gene Woodling 74 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Boyd 73 Baltimore Orioles 20
Frank Bolling 72 Detroit Tigers 21
Hank Bauer 70 New York Yankees 22
Rocky Colavito 66 Cleveland Indians 23
Roger Maris 61 Cleveland Indians 24
Bob Nieman 61 Baltimore Orioles  



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.