Runs : 1896 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)
 

1896 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jesse Burkett 160 Cleveland Spiders 1
Willie Keeler 153 Baltimore Orioles 2
Billy Hamilton 152 Boston Beaneaters 3
Joe Kelley 148 Baltimore Orioles 4
Bill Dahlen 137 Chicago Colts 5
George Van Haltren 136 New York Giants 6
Mike Tiernan 132 New York Giants 7
Ed Delahanty 131 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bill Everitt 130 Chicago Colts 9
Hughie Jennings 125 Baltimore Orioles 10
Bill Joyce 121 Washington Senators 11
New York Giants  
Elmer Smith 121 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Eddie Burke 120 Cincinnati Reds 13
Dummy Hoy 120 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Doyle 116 Baltimore Orioles 15
Bill Lange 114 Chicago Colts 16
Patsy Donovan 113 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Cupid Childs 106 Cleveland Spiders 18
Herman Long 105 Boston Beaneaters 19
Jake Stenzel 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Sam Thompson 103 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Mike Griffin 101 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Ed McKean 100 Cleveland Spiders 23
Kip Selbach 100 Washington Senators  
Steve Brodie 98 Baltimore Orioles 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).

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.