Top 25 Runs in 1908 in the American League

Runs : 1908 American 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1908 Runs Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Runs Team Rank

Matty McIntyre 105 Detroit Tigers 1

Sam Crawford 102 Detroit Tigers 2

Germany Schaefer 96 Detroit Tigers 3

Fielder Jones 92 Chicago White Sox 4

George Stone 89 St. Louis Browns 5

Ty Cobb 88 Detroit Tigers 6

Nap Lajoie 77 Cleveland Naps 7

Amby McConnell 77 Boston Red Sox

Topsy Hartsel 73 Philadelphia Athletics 9

George Stovall 71 Cleveland Naps 10

Bill Bradley 70 Cleveland Naps 11

Josh Clarke 70 Cleveland Naps

Patsy Dougherty 68 Chicago White Sox 13

Harry Davis 65 Philadelphia Athletics 14

Jake Stahl 63 New York Highlanders 15

Boston Red Sox

Jimmy Williams 63 St. Louis Browns

Charlie Hemphill 62 New York Highlanders 17

Heinie Wagner 62 Boston Red Sox

Bob Ganley 61 Washington Senators 19

Harry Lord 61 Boston Red Sox

Bobby Wallace 59 St. Louis Browns 21

Ed Hahn 58 Chicago White Sox 22

Simon Nicholls 58 Philadelphia Athletics

Jack Thoney 58 Boston Red Sox

Doc Gessler 55 Boston Red Sox 25

Name Runs Team Rank

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.

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

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?

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