Runs : 1965 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)
 

1965 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Zoilo Versalles 126 Minnesota Twins 1
Tony Oliva 107 Minnesota Twins 2
Tom Tresh 94 New York Yankees 3
Don Buford 93 Chicago White Sox 4
Rocky Colavito 92 Cleveland Indians 5
Leon Wagner 91 Cleveland Indians 6
Max Alvis 88 Cleveland Indians 7
Tony Conigliaro 82 Boston Red Sox 8
Jimmie Hall 81 Minnesota Twins 9
Brooks Robinson 81 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Wert 81 Detroit Tigers  
Norm Cash 79 Detroit Tigers 12
Harmon Killebrew 78 Minnesota Twins 13
Carl Yastrzemski 78 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Richardson 76 New York Yankees 15
Ken McMullen 75 Washington Senators 16
Danny Cater 74 Chicago White Sox 17
Lee Thomas 74 Boston Red Sox  
Curt Blefary 72 Baltimore Orioles 19
Al Kaline 72 Detroit Tigers  
Jerry Lumpe 72 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Allison 71 Minnesota Twins 22
Floyd Robinson 70 Chicago White Sox 23
Clete Boyer 69 New York Yankees 24
Lenny Green 69 Boston Red Sox  



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).