Runs : 1981 National League Top 25

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1981 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt 78 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Pete Rose 73 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Andre Dawson 71 Montreal Expos 3
George Hendrick 67 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Ken Griffey 65 Cincinnati Reds 5
Keith Hernandez 65 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Foster 64 Cincinnati Reds 7
Dave Collins 63 Cincinnati Reds 8
Steve Garvey 63 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Gary Matthews 62 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Omar Moreno 62 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tim Raines 61 Montreal Expos 12
Jack Clark 60 San Francisco Giants 13
Dave Concepcion 57 Cincinnati Reds 14
Jose Cruz 53 Houston Astros 15
Ruppert Jones 53 San Diego Padres  
Ozzie Smith 53 San Diego Padres  
Darrell Evans 51 San Francisco Giants 18
Tom Herr 50 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Ivan DeJesus 49 Chicago Cubs 20
Tony Scott 49 St. Louis Cardinals  
Houston Astros  
Mookie Wilson 49 New York Mets  
Dusty Baker 48 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Gary Carter 48 Montreal Expos  
Larry Herndon 48 San Francisco Giants  



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.

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?