Runs : 1976 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)
 

1976 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy White 104 New York Yankees 1
Rod Carew 97 Minnesota Twins 2
Mickey Rivers 95 New York Yankees 3
George Brett 94 Kansas City Royals 4
Bobby Grich 93 Baltimore Orioles 5
Ron LeFlore 93 Detroit Tigers  
Amos Otis 93 Kansas City Royals  
Billy North 91 Oakland Athletics 8
Graig Nettles 88 New York Yankees 9
Dan Ford 87 Minnesota Twins 10
Don Baylor 85 Oakland Athletics 11
Reggie Jackson 84 Baltimore Orioles 12
Larry Hisle 81 Minnesota Twins 13
Mike Hargrove 80 Texas Rangers 14
Chris Chambliss 79 New York Yankees 15
Thurman Munson 79 New York Yankees  
Carlton Fisk 76 Boston Red Sox 17
Fred Lynn 76 Boston Red Sox  
John Mayberry 76 Kansas City Royals  
Sal Bando 75 Oakland Athletics 20
Buddy Bell 75 Cleveland Indians  
Lyman Bostock 75 Minnesota Twins  
Rick Burleson 75 Boston Red Sox  
Hal McRae 75 Kansas City Royals  
Jim Rice 75 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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

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).