Runs : 1894 National League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1894 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 192 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Keeler 165 Baltimore Orioles 2
Joe Kelley 165 Baltimore Orioles  
Hugh Duffy 160 Boston Beaneaters 4
Bobby Lowe 158 Boston Beaneaters 5
John McGraw 156 Baltimore Orioles 6
Bill Dahlen 149 Chicago Colts 7
Jake Stenzel 148 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Ed Delahanty 147 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Patsy Donovan 145 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Cupid Childs 143 Cleveland Spiders 11
Jesse Burkett 138 Cleveland Spiders 12
Dan Brouthers 137 Baltimore Orioles 13
Herman Long 136 Boston Beaneaters 14
Tom Daly 135 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 15
Steve Brodie 134 Baltimore Orioles 16
Hughie Jennings 134 Baltimore Orioles  
Walt Wilmot 134 Chicago Colts  
Billy Nash 132 Boston Beaneaters 19
Jimmy Ryan 132 Chicago Colts  
Jimmy Bannon 130 Boston Beaneaters 21
Arlie Latham 129 Cincinnati Reds 22
Elmer Smith 128 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
George Treadway 124 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Tommy Corcoran 123 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 25



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?

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.