Runs : 2001 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)
 

2001 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alex Rodriguez 133 Texas Rangers 1
Ichiro Suzuki 127 Seattle Mariners 2
Bret Boone 118 Seattle Mariners 3
Roberto Alomar 113 Cleveland Indians 4
Derek Jeter 110 New York Yankees 5
Jason Giambi 109 Oakland Athletics 6
Johnny Damon 108 Oakland Athletics 7
Miguel Tejada 107 Oakland Athletics 8
Carlos Beltran 106 Kansas City Royals 9
Ray Durham 104 Chicago White Sox 10
Shannon Stewart 103 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Carlos Delgado 102 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Bernie Williams 102 New York Yankees  
Jim Thome 101 Cleveland Indians 14
Troy Glaus 100 Anaheim Angels 15
Corey Koskie 100 Minnesota Twins  
Trot Nixon 100 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Cameron 99 Seattle Mariners 18
Rafael Palmeiro 98 Texas Rangers 19
Juan Gonzalez 97 Cleveland Indians 20
Magglio Ordonez 97 Chicago White Sox  
Mike Sweeney 97 Kansas City Royals  
Manny Ramirez 93 Boston Red Sox 23
Jose Cruz, Jr. 92 Toronto Blue Jays 24
Paul Konerko 92 Chicago White Sox  



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).

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.

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.