Runs : 1980 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1980 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Keith Hernandez 111 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Mike Schmidt 104 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Dale Murphy 98 Atlanta Braves 3
Andre Dawson 96 Montreal Expos 4
Ron LeFlore 95 Montreal Expos 5
Pete Rose 95 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave Collins 94 Cincinnati Reds 7
Gene Richards 91 San Diego Padres 8
Ken Griffey 89 Cincinnati Reds 9
Dave Winfield 89 San Diego Padres  
Omar Moreno 87 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Rodney Scott 84 Montreal Expos 12
Ted Simmons 84 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chris Chambliss 83 Atlanta Braves 14
Garry Templeton 83 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lee Mazzilli 82 New York Mets 16
Ron Cey 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Dan Driessen 81 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Horner 81 Atlanta Braves  
Dusty Baker 80 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Jose Cruz 79 Houston Astros 21
George Foster 79 Cincinnati Reds  
Davey Lopes 79 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Gary Matthews 79 Atlanta Braves  
Ivan DeJesus 78 Chicago Cubs 25



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

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 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?