Runs : 1966 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)
 

1966 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Robinson 122 Baltimore Orioles 1
Tony Oliva 99 Minnesota Twins 2
Tommie Agee 98 Chicago White Sox 3
Norm Cash 98 Detroit Tigers  
Luis Aparicio 97 Baltimore Orioles 5
Joe Foy 97 Boston Red Sox  
Brooks Robinson 91 Baltimore Orioles 7
Harmon Killebrew 89 Minnesota Twins 8
Don Buford 85 Chicago White Sox 9
Al Kaline 85 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Pepitone 85 New York Yankees  
Dick McAuliffe 83 Detroit Tigers 12
Bert Campaneris 82 Kansas City Athletics 13
Carl Yastrzemski 81 Boston Red Sox 14
Jim Fregosi 78 California Angels 15
Boog Powell 78 Baltimore Orioles  
Tony Conigliaro 77 Boston Red Sox 17
Fred Valentine 77 Washington Senators  
Tom Tresh 76 New York Yankees 19
Curt Blefary 73 Baltimore Orioles 20
George Scott 73 Boston Red Sox  
Zoilo Versalles 73 Minnesota Twins  
Willie Horton 72 Detroit Tigers 23
Bobby Richardson 71 New York Yankees 24
Leon Wagner 70 Cleveland Indians 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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?