Runs : 1999 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)
 

1999 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jeff Bagwell 143 Houston Astros 1
Jay Bell 132 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Edgardo Alfonzo 123 New York Mets 3
Craig Biggio 123 Houston Astros  
Bobby Abreu 118 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Mark McGwire 118 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chipper Jones 116 Atlanta Braves 7
Todd Helton 114 Colorado Rockies 8
Sammy Sosa 114 Chicago Cubs  
Luis Gonzalez 112 Arizona Diamondbacks 10
Tony Womack 111 Arizona Diamondbacks 11
Brian Giles 109 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Barry Larkin 108 Cincinnati Reds 13
Neifi Perez 108 Colorado Rockies  
Larry Walker 108 Colorado Rockies  
Ron Gant 107 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Mark Grace 107 Chicago Cubs  
John Olerud 107 New York Mets  
Dante Bichette 104 Colorado Rockies 19
Fernando Tatis 104 St. Louis Cardinals  
Greg Vaughn 104 Cincinnati Reds  
Sean Casey 103 Cincinnati Reds 22
Gary Sheffield 103 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Kevin Young 103 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bret Boone 102 Atlanta Braves 25



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).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.