Runs : 1965 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1965 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Zoilo Versalles 126 Minnesota Twins 1
Tony Oliva 107 Minnesota Twins 2
Tom Tresh 94 New York Yankees 3
Don Buford 93 Chicago White Sox 4
Rocky Colavito 92 Cleveland Indians 5
Leon Wagner 91 Cleveland Indians 6
Max Alvis 88 Cleveland Indians 7
Tony Conigliaro 82 Boston Red Sox 8
Jimmie Hall 81 Minnesota Twins 9
Brooks Robinson 81 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Wert 81 Detroit Tigers  
Norm Cash 79 Detroit Tigers 12
Harmon Killebrew 78 Minnesota Twins 13
Carl Yastrzemski 78 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Richardson 76 New York Yankees 15
Ken McMullen 75 Washington Senators 16
Danny Cater 74 Chicago White Sox 17
Lee Thomas 74 Boston Red Sox  
Curt Blefary 72 Baltimore Orioles 19
Al Kaline 72 Detroit Tigers  
Jerry Lumpe 72 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Allison 71 Minnesota Twins 22
Floyd Robinson 70 Chicago White Sox 23
Clete Boyer 69 New York Yankees 24
Lenny Green 69 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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.