Runs : 1889 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)
 

1889 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Mike Griffin 152 Baltimore Orioles 1
Harry Stovey 152 Philadelphia Athletics  
Darby O'Brien 146 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3
Billy Hamilton 144 Kansas City Blues 4
Hub Collins 139 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5
Herman Long 137 Kansas City Blues 6
Tommy McCarthy 136 St. Louis Browns 7
Denny Lyons 135 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Curt Welch 134 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Tip O'Neill 123 St. Louis Browns 10
Billy Shindle 122 Baltimore Orioles 11
Dave Foutz 118 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 12
Jim McTamany 113 Columbus Colts 13
Arlie Latham 110 St. Louis Browns 14
Lefty Marr 110 Columbus Colts  
George Tebeau 110 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Bid McPhee 109 Cincinnati Red Stockings 17
Bug Holliday 107 Cincinnati Red Stockings 18
Oyster Burns 105 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 19
Charlie Comiskey 105 St. Louis Browns  
Ed Daily 105 Columbus Colts  
Henry Larkin 105 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jim Burns 103 Kansas City Blues 23
George Pinkney 103 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Tommy Tucker 103 Baltimore Orioles  



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

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).

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.