Runs : 1997 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1997 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Craig Biggio 146 Houston Astros 1
Larry Walker 143 Colorado Rockies 2
Barry Bonds 123 San Francisco Giants 3
Andres Galarraga 120 Colorado Rockies 4
Jeff Bagwell 109 Houston Astros 5
Eric Young 106 Colorado Rockies 6
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike Piazza 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Steve Finley 101 San Diego Padres 8
Chipper Jones 100 Atlanta Braves 9
Tony Gwynn 97 San Diego Padres 10
Raul Mondesi 95 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Vinny Castilla 94 Colorado Rockies 12
Ray Lankford 94 St. Louis Cardinals  
Scott Rolen 93 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Ken Caminiti 92 San Diego Padres 15
Delino DeShields 92 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ellis Burks 91 Colorado Rockies 17
Jeff Blauser 90 Atlanta Braves 18
Jeff Kent 90 San Francisco Giants  
Kenny Lofton 90 Atlanta Braves  
John Olerud 90 New York Mets  
Edgar Renteria 90 Florida Marlins  
Sammy Sosa 90 Chicago Cubs  
Todd Zeile 89 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Moises Alou 88 Florida Marlins 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?

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.