Runs : 1996 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1996 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alex Rodriguez 141 Seattle Mariners 1
Chuck Knoblauch 140 Minnesota Twins 2
Roberto Alomar 132 Baltimore Orioles 3
Kenny Lofton 132 Cleveland Indians  
Ken Griffey, Jr. 125 Seattle Mariners 5
Albert Belle 124 Cleveland Indians 6
Jim Thome 122 Cleveland Indians 7
Edgar Martinez 121 Seattle Mariners 8
Tony Phillips 119 Chicago White Sox 9
Mo Vaughn 118 Boston Red Sox 10
Brady Anderson 117 Baltimore Orioles 11
Ivan Rodriguez 116 Texas Rangers 12
Rafael Palmeiro 110 Baltimore Orioles 13
Frank Thomas 110 Chicago White Sox  
John Jaha 108 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Bernie Williams 108 New York Yankees  
Bobby Bonilla 107 Baltimore Orioles 17
Jay Buhner 107 Seattle Mariners  
Derek Jeter 104 New York Yankees 19
Mark McGwire 104 Oakland Athletics  
Geronimo Berroa 101 Oakland Athletics 21
Jeff Cirillo 101 Milwaukee Brewers  
Paul Molitor 99 Minnesota Twins 23
Dean Palmer 98 Texas Rangers 24
Omar Vizquel 98 Cleveland Indians  



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.