Runs : 1984 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)
 

1984 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ryne Sandberg 114 Chicago Cubs 1
Tim Raines 106 Montreal Expos 2
Alan Wiggins 106 San Diego Padres  
Juan Samuel 105 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Gary Matthews 101 Chicago Cubs 5
Jose Cruz 96 Houston Astros 6
Bob Dernier 94 Chicago Cubs 7
Dale Murphy 94 Atlanta Braves  
Mike Schmidt 93 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Doran 92 Houston Astros 10
Tony Gwynn 88 San Diego Padres 11
Mookie Wilson 88 New York Mets  
Chili Davis 87 San Francisco Giants 13
Leon Durham 86 Chicago Cubs 14
Pedro Guerrero 85 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Von Hayes 85 Philadelphia Phillies  
Keith Hernandez 83 New York Mets 17
Willie McGee 82 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Tony Pena 77 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Lonnie Smith 77 St. Louis Cardinals  
Marvell Wynne 77 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jeffrey Leonard 76 San Francisco Giants 22
Gary Carter 75 Montreal Expos 23
Johnny Ray 75 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Darryl Strawberry 75 New York Mets  



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.

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).

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.