Runs : 2000 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

2000 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Damon 136 Kansas City Royals 1
Alex Rodriguez 134 Seattle Mariners 2
Ray Durham 121 Chicago White Sox 3
Darin Erstad 121 Anaheim Angels  
Troy Glaus 120 Anaheim Angels 5
Derek Jeter 119 New York Yankees 6
Carlos Delgado 115 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Frank Thomas 115 Chicago White Sox  
Roberto Alomar 111 Cleveland Indians 9
Jason Giambi 108 Oakland Athletics 10
Tim Salmon 108 Anaheim Angels  
Bernie Williams 108 New York Yankees  
Jermaine Dye 107 Kansas City Royals 13
Carlos Lee 107 Chicago White Sox  
Kenny Lofton 107 Cleveland Indians  
Shannon Stewart 107 Toronto Blue Jays  
Jose Valentin 107 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Thome 106 Cleveland Indians 18
Mike Sweeney 105 Kansas City Royals 19
Miguel Tejada 105 Oakland Athletics  
Nomar Garciaparra 104 Boston Red Sox 21
Bobby Higginson 104 Detroit Tigers  
Terrence Long 104 Oakland Athletics  
Magglio Ordonez 102 Chicago White Sox 24
Rafael Palmeiro 102 Texas Rangers  



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.

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