Runs : 1919 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1919 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns 86 New York Giants 1
Jake Daubert 79 Cincinnati Reds 2
Heinie Groh 79 Cincinnati Reds  
Morrie Rath 77 Cincinnati Reds 4
Benny Kauff 73 New York Giants 5
Ivy Olson 73 Brooklyn Robins  
Edd Roush 73 Cincinnati Reds  
Ross Youngs 73 New York Giants  
Max Flack 71 Chicago Cubs 9
Zack Wheat 70 Brooklyn Robins 10
Rogers Hornsby 68 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Tommy Griffith 65 Brooklyn Robins 12
Irish Meusel 65 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hy Myers 62 Brooklyn Robins 14
Carson Bigbee 61 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Larry Doyle 61 New York Giants  
Tony Boeckel 60 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Boston Braves  
Fred Luderus 60 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hal Chase 58 New York Giants 19
Greasy Neale 57 Cincinnati Reds 20
Jimmy Johnston 56 Brooklyn Robins 21
Billy Southworth 56 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Milt Stock 56 St. Louis Cardinals  
Heinie Zimmerman 56 New York Giants  
Art Fletcher 54 New York Giants 25



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?

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).