Runs : 1912 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)
 

1912 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Bescher 120 Cincinnati Reds 1
Max Carey 114 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Vin Campbell 102 Boston Braves 3
Dode Paskert 102 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Byrne 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
John Titus 99 Philadelphia Phillies  
Boston Braves  
Larry Doyle 98 New York Giants 7
Heinie Zimmerman 95 Chicago Cubs 8
Fred Snodgrass 91 New York Giants 9
Honus Wagner 91 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wildfire Schulte 90 Chicago Cubs 11
Jimmy Sheckard 85 Chicago Cubs 12
Bill Sweeney 84 Boston Braves 13
Red Murray 83 New York Giants 14
Miller Huggins 82 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Fred Merkle 82 New York Giants  
Jake Daubert 81 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Ed Konetchy 81 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Tinker 80 Chicago Cubs 19
Chief Wilson 80 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sherry Magee 79 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Fred Luderus 77 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Herbie Moran 77 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Smith 75 Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Tommy Leach 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 25
Chicago Cubs  



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.

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?

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).