Runs : 1955 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
 

1955 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Duke Snider 126 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Willie Mays 123 New York Giants 2
Ted Kluszewski 116 Cincinnati Redlegs 3
Wally Post 116 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Jim Gilliam 110 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Eddie Mathews 108 Milwaukee Braves 6
Bill Bruton 106 Milwaukee Braves 7
Hank Aaron 105 Milwaukee Braves 8
Pee Wee Reese 99 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Ernie Banks 98 Chicago Cubs 10
Stan Musial 97 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Johnny Logan 95 Milwaukee Braves 12
Johnny Temple 94 Cincinnati Redlegs 13
Richie Ashburn 91 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Gus Bell 88 Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Wally Moon 86 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Carl Furillo 83 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Gene Baker 82 Chicago Cubs 18
Del Ennis 82 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roy Campanella 81 Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Ken Boyer 78 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Al Dark 77 New York Giants 22
Whitey Lockman 76 New York Giants 23
Gil Hodges 75 Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Randy Jackson 73 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.

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.