Runs : 1958 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)
 

1958 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 121 San Francisco Giants 1
Ernie Banks 119 Chicago Cubs 2
Hank Aaron 109 Milwaukee Braves 3
Ken Boyer 101 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Richie Ashburn 98 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Eddie Mathews 97 Milwaukee Braves 6
Bob Skinner 93 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Frank Robinson 90 Cincinnati Redlegs 8
Frank Thomas 89 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Orlando Cepeda 88 San Francisco Giants 10
Charlie Neal 87 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Johnny Temple 82 Cincinnati Redlegs 12
Jim Gilliam 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Harry Anderson 80 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Lee Walls 80 Chicago Cubs  
Walt Moryn 77 Chicago Cubs 16
Bill Virdon 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Don Blasingame 71 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Daryl Spencer 71 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Davenport 70 San Francisco Giants 20
Roberto Clemente 69 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bill Mazeroski 69 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gil Hodges 68 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Dale Long 68 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Groat 67 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.

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).

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