Runs : 1956 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
 

1956 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Robinson 122 Cincinnati Redlegs 1
Duke Snider 112 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Hank Aaron 106 Milwaukee Braves 3
Eddie Mathews 103 Milwaukee Braves 4
Jim Gilliam 102 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Willie Mays 101 New York Giants 6
Stan Lopata 96 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Richie Ashburn 94 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Don Blasingame 94 St. Louis Cardinals  
Wally Post 94 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Ken Boyer 91 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Ted Kluszewski 91 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Willie Jones 88 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Johnny Temple 88 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Stan Musial 87 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Gil Hodges 86 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Wally Moon 86 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pee Wee Reese 85 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Ernie Banks 82 Chicago Cubs 19
Gus Bell 82 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Del Ennis 80 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Bill Virdon 77 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Adcock 76 Milwaukee Braves 23
Bill Bruton 73 Milwaukee Braves 24
Al Dark 73 New York Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  



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

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?

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.