Runs : 1921 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)
 

1921 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 177 New York Yankees 1
Jack Tobin 132 St. Louis Browns 2
Roger Peckinpaugh 128 New York Yankees 3
George Sisler 125 St. Louis Browns 4
Ty Cobb 124 Detroit Tigers 5
Ken Williams 115 St. Louis Browns 6
Harry Heilmann 114 Detroit Tigers 7
Bobby Veach 110 Detroit Tigers 8
Tris Speaker 107 Cleveland Indians 9
Bob Meusel 104 New York Yankees 10
Lu Blue 103 Detroit Tigers 11
Larry Gardner 101 Cleveland Indians 12
Joe Sewell 101 Cleveland Indians  
Whitey Witt 100 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Elmer Smith 98 Cleveland Indians 15
Wally Pipp 96 New York Yankees 16
Charlie Jamieson 94 Cleveland Indians 17
Ernie Johnson 93 Chicago White Sox 18
Baby Doll Jacobson 90 St. Louis Browns 19
Tilly Walker 89 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Jimmy Dykes 88 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Nemo Leibold 88 Boston Red Sox  
Donie Bush 87 Detroit Tigers 23
Washington Senators  
Joe Judge 87 Washington Senators  
Sam Rice 83 Washington Senators 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?

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

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.