Runs : 1920 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)
 

1920 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns 115 New York Giants 1
Dave Bancroft 102 Philadelphia Phillies 2
New York Giants  
Jake Daubert 97 Cincinnati Reds 3
Rogers Hornsby 96 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Ross Youngs 92 New York Giants 5
Zack Wheat 89 Brooklyn Robins 6
Cy Williams 88 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jimmy Johnston 87 Brooklyn Robins 8
Heinie Groh 86 Cincinnati Reds 9
Max Flack 85 Chicago Cubs 10
Milt Stock 85 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hy Myers 83 Brooklyn Robins 12
Edd Roush 81 Cincinnati Reds 13
Carson Bigbee 78 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Jack Fournier 77 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Pat Duncan 75 Cincinnati Reds 16
Irish Meusel 75 Philadelphia Phillies  
Max Carey 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Ivy Olson 71 Brooklyn Robins 19
Tony Boeckel 70 Boston Braves 20
George Kelly 69 New York Giants 21
Ray Powell 69 Boston Braves  
Dave Robertson 68 Chicago Cubs 23
Austin McHenry 66 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Billy Southworth 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 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).