Runs : 1977 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
 

1977 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Foster 124 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ken Griffey 117 Cincinnati Reds 2
Mike Schmidt 114 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Joe Morgan 113 Cincinnati Reds 4
Dave Parker 107 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Reggie Smith 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Dave Winfield 104 San Diego Padres  
Enos Cabell 101 Houston Astros 8
Phil Garner 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Greg Luzinski 99 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pete Rose 95 Cincinnati Reds 11
Garry Templeton 94 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Larry Bowa 93 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Cesar Cedeno 92 Houston Astros 14
Jeff Burroughs 91 Atlanta Braves 15
Dave Cash 91 Montreal Expos  
Ivan DeJesus 91 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Garvey 91 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Keith Hernandez 90 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Bobby Murcer 90 Chicago Cubs  
Gary Matthews 89 Atlanta Braves 21
Jose Cruz 87 Houston Astros 22
Dusty Baker 86 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Gary Carter 86 Montreal Expos  
Davey Lopes 85 Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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.

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.

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?