Runs : 1880 National 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1880 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Abner Dalrymple 91 Chicago White Stockings 1
Harry Stovey 76 Worcester Ruby Legs 2
King Kelly 72 Chicago White Stockings 3
Jim O'Rourke 71 Boston Red Caps 4
George Gore 70 Chicago White Stockings 5
Ned Williamson 65 Chicago White Stockings 6
Paul Hines 64 Providence Grays 7
Orator Shafer 62 Cleveland Blues 8
Fred Dunlap 61 Cleveland Blues 9
Jack Burdock 58 Boston Red Caps 10
Bill Crowley 57 Buffalo Bisons 11
Bob Ferguson 55 Troy Trojans 12
Cap Anson 54 Chicago White Stockings 13
Roger Connor 53 Troy Trojans 14
Arthur Irwin 53 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Joe Start 53 Providence Grays  
John Ward 53 Providence Grays  
John Morrill 51 Boston Red Caps 18
Pete Gillespie 50 Troy Trojans 19
Blondie Purcell 48 Cincinnati Reds 20
Hardy Richardson 48 Buffalo Bisons  
Tom Burns 47 Chicago White Stockings 22
Joe Hornung 47 Buffalo Bisons  
Jack Farrell 46 Providence Grays 24
Mike Dorgan 45 Providence Grays 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.

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.

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