Runs : 1984 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1984 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dwight Evans 121 Boston Red Sox 1
Rickey Henderson 113 Oakland Athletics 2
Wade Boggs 109 Boston Red Sox 3
Brett Butler 108 Cleveland Indians 4
Tony Armas 107 Boston Red Sox 5
Dave Winfield 106 New York Yankees 6
Robin Yount 105 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Cal Ripken, Jr. 103 Baltimore Orioles 8
Jim Rice 98 Boston Red Sox 9
Lloyd Moseby 97 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Eddie Murray 97 Baltimore Orioles  
Gary Ward 97 Texas Rangers  
Dwayne Murphy 93 Oakland Athletics 13
Jack Perconte 93 Seattle Mariners  
Kirk Gibson 92 Detroit Tigers 15
Don Mattingly 91 New York Yankees 16
Andre Thornton 91 Cleveland Indians  
Lou Whitaker 90 Detroit Tigers 18
Buddy Bell 88 Texas Rangers 19
Mike Easler 87 Boston Red Sox 20
Willie Randolph 86 New York Yankees 21
George Bell 85 Toronto Blue Jays 22
Alan Trammell 85 Detroit Tigers  
Don Baylor 84 New York Yankees 24
Fred Lynn 84 California Angels  



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.

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 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?