Runs : 1963 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1963 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Allison 99 Minnesota Twins 1
Albie Pearson 92 Los Angeles Angels 2
Rocky Colavito 91 Detroit Tigers 3
Tom Tresh 91 New York Yankees  
Carl Yastrzemski 91 Boston Red Sox  
Al Kaline 89 Detroit Tigers 6
Jimmie Hall 88 Minnesota Twins 7
Harmon Killebrew 88 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Bruton 84 Detroit Tigers 9
Jim Fregosi 83 Los Angeles Angels 10
Ed Charles 82 Kansas City Athletics 11
Max Alvis 81 Cleveland Indians 12
Dick Stuart 81 Boston Red Sox  
Chuck Hinton 80 Washington Senators 14
Norm Siebern 80 Kansas City Athletics  
Pete Ward 80 Chicago White Sox  
Joe Pepitone 79 New York Yankees 17
Dick McAuliffe 77 Detroit Tigers 18
Elston Howard 75 New York Yankees 19
Jerry Lumpe 75 Kansas City Athletics  
Rich Rollins 75 Minnesota Twins  
Zoilo Versalles 74 Minnesota Twins 22
Luis Aparicio 73 Baltimore Orioles 23
Leon Wagner 73 Los Angeles Angels  
Wayne Causey 72 Kansas City Athletics 25



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.

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).

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?