Runs : 1904 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)
 

1904 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Browne 99 New York Giants 1
Ginger Beaumont 97 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Honus Wagner 97 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Miller Huggins 96 Cincinnati Reds 4
Tommy Leach 92 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Roy Thomas 92 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Chance 89 Chicago Cubs 7
Cozy Dolan 88 Cincinnati Reds 8
Spike Shannon 84 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Sam Mertes 83 New York Giants 10
Roger Bresnahan 81 New York Giants 11
Art Devlin 81 New York Giants  
Dan McGann 81 New York Giants  
Harry Lumley 79 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Claude Ritchey 79 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Abbaticchio 76 Boston Beaneaters 16
Fred Tenney 76 Boston Beaneaters  
Joe Kelley 75 Cincinnati Reds 18
Fred Odwell 75 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Slagle 73 Chicago Cubs 20
Jake Beckley 72 St. Louis Cardinals 21
John Farrell 72 St. Louis Cardinals  
Doc Casey 71 Chicago Cubs 23
Cy Seymour 71 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Dahlen 70 New York Giants 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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.