Runs : 1986 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1986 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 130 New York Yankees 1
Kirby Puckett 119 Minnesota Twins 2
Don Mattingly 117 New York Yankees 3
Joe Carter 108 Cleveland Indians 4
Jesse Barfield 107 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Wade Boggs 107 Boston Red Sox  
Alan Trammell 107 Detroit Tigers  
Oddibe McDowell 105 Texas Rangers 8
George Bell 101 Toronto Blue Jays 9
Jim Rice 98 Boston Red Sox 10
Cal Ripken, Jr. 98 Baltimore Orioles  
Lou Whitaker 95 Detroit Tigers 12
Marty Barrett 94 Boston Red Sox 13
Don Baylor 93 Boston Red Sox 14
Gary Pettis 93 California Angels  
Brett Butler 92 Cleveland Indians 16
Tony Fernandez 91 Toronto Blue Jays 17
Gary Gaetti 91 Minnesota Twins  
Brian Downing 90 California Angels 19
Dave Winfield 90 New York Yankees  
Lloyd Moseby 89 Toronto Blue Jays 21
Tony Bernazard 88 Cleveland Indians 22
Phil Bradley 88 Seattle Mariners  
Dwight Evans 86 Boston Red Sox 24
Pete O'Brien 86 Texas Rangers  



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?

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).