Runs : 1882 American Association 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1882 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Ed Swartwood 86 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1
Joe Sommer 82 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2
Hick Carpenter 78 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3
Pete Browning 67 Louisville Eclipse 4
Jud Birchall 65 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Bill Gleason 63 St. Louis Brown Stockings 6
Guy Hecker 62 Louisville Eclipse 7
Mike Mansell 59 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
Harry Wheeler 59 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Charlie Comiskey 58 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10
Chick Fulmer 54 Cincinnati Red Stockings 11
Jack Gleason 53 St. Louis Brown Stockings 12
Pop Snyder 49 Cincinnati Red Stockings 13
Oscar Walker 48 St. Louis Brown Stockings 14
Juice Latham 47 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Tony Mullane 46 Louisville Eclipse 16
John Peters 46 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
John Reccius 46 Louisville Eclipse  
Jimmy Wolf 46 Louisville Eclipse  
George Strief 45 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20
Jimmy Macullar 44 Cincinnati Red Stockings 21
Jack O'Brien 44 Philadelphia Athletics  
Dan Sullivan 44 Louisville Eclipse  
Bid McPhee 43 Cincinnati Red Stockings 24
Henry Myers 43 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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.

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).