Runs : 1889 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)
 

1889 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Tiernan 147 New York Giants 1
Hugh Duffy 144 Chicago White Stockings 2
Jimmy Ryan 140 Chicago White Stockings 3
George Gore 132 New York Giants 4
Jack Glasscock 128 Indianapolis Hoosiers 5
George Van Haltren 126 Chicago White Stockings 6
Emmett Seery 123 Indianapolis Hoosiers 7
Hardy Richardson 122 Boston Beaneaters 8
King Kelly 120 Boston Beaneaters 9
Roger Connor 117 New York Giants 10
Jim Fogarty 107 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dan Brouthers 105 Boston Beaneaters 12
Sam Thompson 103 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Cap Anson 100 Chicago White Stockings 14
Dummy Hoy 98 Washington Senators 15
Jerry Denny 96 Indianapolis Hoosiers 16
Paul Radford 94 Cleveland Spiders 17
Tom Brown 93 Boston Beaneaters 18
Jake Beckley 91 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 19
Buck Ewing 91 New York Giants  
Jim O'Rourke 89 New York Giants 21
Ed McKean 88 Cleveland Spiders 22
Danny Richardson 88 New York Giants  
Walt Wilmot 88 Washington Senators  
John Ward 87 New York Giants 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.

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).

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?