Runs : 1912 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)
 

1912 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Collins 137 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Tris Speaker 136 Boston Red Sox 2
Joe Jackson 121 Cleveland Naps 3
Ty Cobb 120 Detroit Tigers 4
Frank Baker 116 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Donie Bush 107 Detroit Tigers 6
Clyde Milan 105 Washington Senators 7
Morrie Rath 104 Chicago White Sox 8
Eddie Foster 98 Washington Senators 9
Harry Hooper 98 Boston Red Sox  
Danny Moeller 90 Washington Senators 11
Larry Gardner 88 Boston Red Sox 12
Burt Shotton 87 St. Louis Browns 13
Duffy Lewis 85 Boston Red Sox 14
Stuffy McInnis 83 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Sam Crawford 81 Detroit Tigers 16
Harry Lord 81 Chicago White Sox  
Del Pratt 76 St. Louis Browns 18
Jack Barry 75 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Shano Collins 75 Chicago White Sox  
Heinie Wagner 75 Boston Red Sox  
Steve Yerkes 73 Boston Red Sox 22
Bert Daniels 72 New York Highlanders 23
Ivy Olson 68 Cleveland Naps 24
Nap Lajoie 66 Cleveland Naps 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?

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.

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.