Runs : 1884 National 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)
 

1884 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

King Kelly 120 Chicago White Stockings 1
Joe Hornung 119 Boston Beaneaters 2
Jim O'Rourke 119 Buffalo Bisons  
Abner Dalrymple 111 Chicago White Stockings 4
Cap Anson 108 Chicago White Stockings 5
Fred Pfeffer 105 Chicago White Stockings 6
George Gore 104 Chicago White Stockings 7
Ezra Sutton 102 Boston Beaneaters 8
Roger Connor 98 New York Gothams 9
John Ward 98 New York Gothams  
Paul Hines 94 Providence Grays 11
Cliff Carroll 90 Providence Grays 12
Buck Ewing 90 New York Gothams  
Ned Hanlon 86 Detroit Wolverines 14
Hardy Richardson 85 Buffalo Bisons 15
Jack Rowe 85 Buffalo Bisons  
Ned Williamson 84 Chicago White Stockings 17
Dan Brouthers 82 Buffalo Bisons 18
Deacon White 82 Buffalo Bisons  
John Morrill 80 Boston Beaneaters 20
Joe Start 80 Providence Grays  
George Wood 79 Detroit Wolverines 22
Pete Gillespie 75 New York Gothams 23
Ed Andrews 74 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Arthur Irwin 73 Providence Grays 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).