Runs : 1943 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)
 

1943 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Case 102 Washington Senators 1
Charlie Keller 97 New York Yankees 2
Dick Wakefield 91 Detroit Tigers 3
Rudy York 90 Detroit Tigers 4
Mickey Vernon 89 Washington Senators 5
Chet Laabs 83 St. Louis Browns 6
Joe Gordon 82 New York Yankees 7
Wally Moses 82 Chicago White Sox  
Thurman Tucker 81 Chicago White Sox 9
Doc Cramer 79 Detroit Tigers 10
Bobby Doerr 78 Boston Red Sox 11
Nick Etten 78 New York Yankees  
Joe Hoover 78 Detroit Tigers  
Don Gutteridge 77 St. Louis Browns 14
Vern Stephens 75 St. Louis Browns 15
Stan Spence 72 Washington Senators 16
Oris Hockett 70 Cleveland Indians 17
Billy Johnson 70 New York Yankees  
Lou Boudreau 69 Cleveland Indians 19
Jo-Jo White 69 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jerry Priddy 68 Washington Senators 21
Guy Curtright 67 Chicago White Sox 22
Roy Cullenbine 66 Cleveland Indians 23
Bob Johnson 65 Washington Senators 24
Tony Lupien 65 Boston Red Sox  



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

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?