Runs : 1969 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)
 

1969 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson 123 Oakland Athletics 1
Frank Howard 111 Washington Senators 2
Frank Robinson 111 Baltimore Orioles  
Sal Bando 106 Oakland Athletics 4
Harmon Killebrew 106 Minnesota Twins  
Paul Blair 102 Baltimore Orioles 6
Don Buford 99 Baltimore Orioles 7
Cesar Tovar 99 Minnesota Twins  
Tony Oliva 97 Minnesota Twins 9
Carl Yastrzemski 96 Boston Red Sox 10
Ted Uhlaender 93 Minnesota Twins 11
Rico Petrocelli 92 Boston Red Sox 12
Ken Harrelson 89 Boston Red Sox 13
Cleveland Indians  
Wayne Comer 88 Seattle Pilots 14
Reggie Smith 87 Boston Red Sox 15
Ken McMullen 83 Washington Senators 16
Boog Powell 83 Baltimore Orioles  
Horace Clarke 82 New York Yankees 18
Bobby Murcer 82 New York Yankees  
Norm Cash 81 Detroit Tigers 20
Mike Andrews 79 Boston Red Sox 21
Rod Carew 79 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Northrup 79 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Fregosi 78 California Angels 24
Tommy Harper 78 Seattle Pilots  



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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.