Runs : 1979 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:

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1979 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Keith Hernandez 116 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Omar Moreno 110 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Davey Lopes 109 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Dave Parker 109 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike Schmidt 109 Philadelphia Phillies  
Garry Templeton 105 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Jerry Royster 103 Atlanta Braves 7
Dave Kingman 97 Chicago Cubs 8
Gary Matthews 97 Atlanta Braves  
Dave Winfield 97 San Diego Padres  
Frank Taveras 93 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
New York Mets  
Ivan DeJesus 92 Chicago Cubs 12
Steve Garvey 92 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dave Concepcion 91 Cincinnati Reds 14
Andre Dawson 90 Montreal Expos 15
Pete Rose 90 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joel Youngblood 90 New York Mets  
Billy North 87 San Francisco Giants 18
Terry Puhl 87 Houston Astros  
Dusty Baker 86 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Bill Madlock 85 San Francisco Giants 21
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Clark 84 San Francisco Giants 22
Warren Cromartie 84 Montreal Expos  
Larry Parrish 83 Montreal Expos 24
Bake McBride 82 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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?

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.