Runs : 1946 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1946 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 142 Boston Red Sox 1
Johnny Pesky 115 Boston Red Sox 2
Eddie Lake 105 Detroit Tigers 3
Charlie Keller 98 New York Yankees 4
Bobby Doerr 95 Boston Red Sox 5
Tommy Henrich 92 New York Yankees 6
Hank Greenberg 91 Detroit Tigers 7
Mickey Vernon 88 Washington Senators 8
Dom DiMaggio 85 Boston Red Sox 9
Stan Spence 83 Washington Senators 10
Buddy Lewis 82 Washington Senators 11
Joe DiMaggio 81 New York Yankees 12
Rudy York 78 Boston Red Sox 13
Sam Chapman 77 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Snuffy Stirnweiss 75 New York Yankees 15
Johnny Berardino 70 St. Louis Browns 16
George Kell 70 Philadelphia Athletics  
Detroit Tigers  
Jeff Heath 69 Washington Senators 18
St. Louis Browns  
Vern Stephens 67 St. Louis Browns 19
Dick Wakefield 64 Detroit Tigers 20
Roy Cullenbine 63 Detroit Tigers 21
Hank Edwards 62 Cleveland Indians 22
Thurman Tucker 62 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Grace 60 St. Louis Browns 24
Washington Senators  
Wally Judnich 60 St. Louis Browns  



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?

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.