Runs : 1929 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)
 

1929 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Charlie Gehringer 131 Detroit Tigers 1
Roy Johnson 128 Detroit Tigers 2
Lou Gehrig 127 New York Yankees 3
Jimmie Foxx 123 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Babe Ruth 121 New York Yankees 5
Earle Combs 119 New York Yankees 6
Sam Rice 119 Washington Senators  
Mule Haas 115 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Al Simmons 114 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Mickey Cochrane 113 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Lu Blue 111 St. Louis Browns 11
Dale Alexander 110 Detroit Tigers 12
Earl Averill 110 Cleveland Indians  
Max Bishop 102 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Tony Lazzeri 101 New York Yankees 15
Marty McManus 99 Detroit Tigers 16
Lew Fonseca 97 Cleveland Indians 17
Harry Rice 97 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Sewell 90 Cleveland Indians 19
Harry Heilmann 86 Detroit Tigers 20
Heinie Manush 85 St. Louis Browns 21
Bing Miller 84 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Bill Cissell 83 Chicago White Sox 23
Joe Judge 83 Washington Senators  
Goose Goslin 82 Washington Senators 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.

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 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?