Runs : 1899 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1899 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Keeler 140 Brooklyn Superbas 1
John McGraw 140 Baltimore Orioles  
Roy Thomas 137 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ed Delahanty 135 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jimmy Williams 126 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Fred Clarke 122 Louisville Colonels 6
Chick Stahl 122 Boston Beaneaters  
George Van Haltren 117 New York Giants 8
Jesse Burkett 116 St. Louis Perfectos 9
Dummy Hoy 116 Louisville Colonels  
Fred Tenney 115 Boston Beaneaters 11
Dan McGann 114 Brooklyn Superbas 12
Washington Senators  
Emmet Heidrick 109 St. Louis Perfectos 13
Joe Kelley 108 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Jack McCarthy 108 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Buck Freeman 107 Washington Senators 16
Kip Selbach 104 Cincinnati Reds 17
Jimmy Sheckard 104 Baltimore Orioles  
Hugh Duffy 103 Boston Beaneaters 19
Tom O'Brien 100 New York Giants 20
Jimmy Collins 98 Boston Beaneaters 21
Elmer Flick 98 Philadelphia Phillies  
Honus Wagner 98 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Keister 96 Baltimore Orioles 24
Tom Daly 95 Brooklyn Superbas 25



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.

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).