Runs : 1999 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1999 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roberto Alomar 138 Cleveland Indians 1
Shawn Green 134 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Derek Jeter 134 New York Yankees  
Manny Ramirez 131 Cleveland Indians 4
Ken Griffey, Jr. 123 Seattle Mariners 5
Chuck Knoblauch 120 New York Yankees 6
Ivan Rodriguez 116 Texas Rangers 7
Bernie Williams 116 New York Yankees  
Jason Giambi 115 Oakland Athletics 9
Juan Gonzalez 114 Texas Rangers 10
Carlos Delgado 113 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Carlos Beltran 112 Kansas City Royals 12
Omar Vizquel 112 Cleveland Indians  
Kenny Lofton 110 Cleveland Indians 14
Alex Rodriguez 110 Seattle Mariners  
Brady Anderson 109 Baltimore Orioles 16
Ray Durham 109 Chicago White Sox  
Albert Belle 108 Baltimore Orioles 18
Rusty Greer 107 Texas Rangers 19
Jose Offerman 107 Boston Red Sox  
Mark McLemore 105 Texas Rangers 21
Randy Velarde 105 Anaheim Angels  
Oakland Athletics  
B.J. Surhoff 104 Baltimore Orioles 23
Nomar Garciaparra 103 Boston Red Sox 24
Shannon Stewart 102 Toronto Blue Jays 25



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.

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