Runs : 1964 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1964 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tony Oliva 109 Minnesota Twins 1
Dick Howser 101 Cleveland Indians 2
Harmon Killebrew 95 Minnesota Twins 3
Zoilo Versalles 94 Minnesota Twins 4
Leon Wagner 94 Cleveland Indians  
Luis Aparicio 93 Baltimore Orioles 6
Mickey Mantle 92 New York Yankees 7
Norm Siebern 92 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Allison 90 Minnesota Twins 9
Bobby Richardson 90 New York Yankees  
Rocky Colavito 89 Kansas City Athletics 11
Rich Rollins 87 Minnesota Twins 12
Eddie Bressoud 86 Boston Red Sox 13
Jim Fregosi 86 Los Angeles Angels  
Roger Maris 86 New York Yankees  
Ron Hansen 85 Chicago White Sox 16
Dick McAuliffe 85 Detroit Tigers  
Floyd Robinson 83 Chicago White Sox 18
Wayne Causey 82 Kansas City Athletics 19
Brooks Robinson 82 Baltimore Orioles  
Al Kaline 77 Detroit Tigers 21
Carl Yastrzemski 77 Boston Red Sox  
Jerry Lumpe 75 Detroit Tigers 23
Tom Tresh 75 New York Yankees  
Boog Powell 74 Baltimore Orioles 25



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?

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.

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.