Runs : 1927 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1927 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 158 New York Yankees 1
Lou Gehrig 149 New York Yankees 2
Earle Combs 137 New York Yankees 3
Charlie Gehringer 110 Detroit Tigers 4
Harry Heilmann 106 Detroit Tigers 5
Ty Cobb 104 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Heinie Manush 102 Detroit Tigers 7
Mark Koenig 99 New York Yankees 8
Bucky Harris 98 Washington Senators 9
Sam Rice 98 Washington Senators  
Goose Goslin 96 Washington Senators 11
Bob Fothergill 93 Detroit Tigers 12
Tony Lazzeri 92 New York Yankees 13
Harry Rice 90 St. Louis Browns 14
Alex Metzler 87 Chicago White Sox 15
George Sisler 87 St. Louis Browns  
Al Simmons 86 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Willie Kamm 85 Chicago White Sox 18
Frank O'Rourke 85 St. Louis Browns  
George Burns 84 Cleveland Indians 20
Bing Miller 83 St. Louis Browns 21
Joe Sewell 83 Cleveland Indians  
Max Bishop 80 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Mickey Cochrane 80 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Warner 78 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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?