Runs : 1987 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
 

1987 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Raines 123 Montreal Expos 1
Vince Coleman 121 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Eric Davis 120 Cincinnati Reds 3
Tony Gwynn 119 San Diego Padres 4
Dale Murphy 115 Atlanta Braves 5
Juan Samuel 113 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Darryl Strawberry 108 New York Mets 7
Ozzie Smith 104 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Mitch Webster 101 Montreal Expos 9
Barry Bonds 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Billy Hatcher 96 Houston Astros 11
Jack Clark 93 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Howard Johnson 93 New York Mets  
Andy Van Slyke 93 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Andre Dawson 90 Chicago Cubs 15
Will Clark 89 San Francisco Giants 16
Pedro Guerrero 89 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tim Wallach 89 Montreal Expos  
Mike Schmidt 88 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Keith Hernandez 87 New York Mets 20
Lenny Dykstra 86 New York Mets 21
Kevin McReynolds 86 New York Mets  
Milt Thompson 86 Philadelphia Phillies  
Von Hayes 84 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Steve Sax 84 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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.

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?

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