Runs : 1895 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1895 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 166 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Keeler 162 Baltimore Orioles 2
Hughie Jennings 159 Baltimore Orioles 3
Jesse Burkett 153 Cleveland Spiders 4
Ed Delahanty 149 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Joe Kelley 148 Baltimore Orioles 6
Mike Griffin 140 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7
Ed McKean 131 Cleveland Spiders 8
Sam Thompson 131 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Everitt 129 Chicago Colts 10
Mike Tiernan 127 New York Giants 11
Bill Lange 120 Chicago Colts 12
Kip Selbach 115 Washington Senators 13
Patsy Donovan 114 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Jake Stenzel 114 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Van Haltren 113 New York Giants 16
Hugh Duffy 110 Boston Beaneaters 17
Bill Joyce 110 Washington Senators  
John McGraw 110 Baltimore Orioles  
Herman Long 109 Boston Beaneaters 20
George Davis 108 New York Giants 21
Bid McPhee 107 Cincinnati Reds 22
Duff Cooley 106 St. Louis Browns 23
Bill Dahlen 106 Chicago Colts  
Jake Beckley 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 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 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?