Runs : 1937 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1937 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe DiMaggio 151 New York Yankees 1
Red Rolfe 143 New York Yankees 2
Lou Gehrig 138 New York Yankees 3
Hank Greenberg 137 Detroit Tigers 4
Charlie Gehringer 133 Detroit Tigers 5
Frankie Crosetti 127 New York Yankees 6
Earl Averill 121 Cleveland Indians 7
Pete Fox 116 Detroit Tigers 8
Wally Moses 113 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Jimmie Foxx 111 Boston Red Sox 10
Lyn Lary 110 Cleveland Indians 11
Buddy Lewis 107 Washington Senators 12
Rip Radcliff 105 Chicago White Sox 13
Dixie Walker 105 Chicago White Sox  
Gee Walker 105 Detroit Tigers  
Hal Trosky 104 Cleveland Indians 16
Harlond Clift 103 St. Louis Browns 17
Joe Cronin 102 Boston Red Sox 18
Ben Chapman 99 Washington Senators 19
Boston Red Sox  
Luke Appling 98 Chicago White Sox 20
Mike Kreevich 94 Chicago White Sox 21
Mel Almada 91 Boston Red Sox 22
Washington Senators  
Bob Johnson 91 Philadelphia Athletics  
Doc Cramer 90 Boston Red Sox 24
Moose Solters 90 Cleveland Indians  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).