Runs : 1972 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)
 

1972 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bobby Murcer 102 New York Yankees 1
Joe Rudi 94 Oakland Athletics 2
Tommy Harper 92 Boston Red Sox 3
Dick Allen 90 Chicago White Sox 4
Cesar Tovar 86 Minnesota Twins 5
Bert Campaneris 85 Oakland Athletics 6
Carlos May 83 Chicago White Sox 7
Roy White 76 New York Yankees 8
Amos Otis 75 Kansas City Royals 9
Reggie Smith 75 Boston Red Sox  
Carlton Fisk 74 Boston Red Sox 11
Reggie Jackson 72 Oakland Athletics 12
George Scott 71 Milwaukee Brewers 13
Carl Yastrzemski 70 Boston Red Sox 14
Dave Nelson 68 Texas Rangers 15
Bobby Grich 66 Baltimore Orioles 16
Sandy Alomar 65 California Angels 17
Horace Clarke 65 New York Yankees  
John Mayberry 65 Kansas City Royals  
Graig Nettles 65 Cleveland Indians  
Lou Piniella 65 Kansas City Royals  
Aurelio Rodriguez 65 Detroit Tigers  
Sal Bando 64 Oakland Athletics 23
Mike Epstein 63 Oakland Athletics 24
Rico Petrocelli 62 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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