Runs : 2002 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)
 

2002 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alfonso Soriano 128 New York Yankees 1
Alex Rodriguez 125 Texas Rangers 2
Derek Jeter 124 New York Yankees 3
Jason Giambi 120 New York Yankees 4
Johnny Damon 118 Boston Red Sox 5
Magglio Ordonez 116 Chicago White Sox 6
Carlos Beltran 114 Kansas City Royals 7
Ray Durham 114 Chicago White Sox  
Oakland Athletics  
Ichiro Suzuki 111 Seattle Mariners 9
Miguel Tejada 108 Oakland Athletics 10
David Eckstein 107 Anaheim Angels 11
Carlos Delgado 103 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Shannon Stewart 103 Toronto Blue Jays  
Bernie Williams 102 New York Yankees 14
Nomar Garciaparra 101 Boston Red Sox 15
Jim Thome 101 Cleveland Indians  
Darin Erstad 99 Anaheim Angels 17
Troy Glaus 99 Anaheim Angels  
Eric Hinske 99 Toronto Blue Jays  
Rafael Palmeiro 99 Texas Rangers  
Jacque Jones 96 Minnesota Twins 21
Shea Hillenbrand 94 Boston Red Sox 22
Garret Anderson 93 Anaheim Angels 23
Ellis Burks 92 Cleveland Indians 24
Tony Batista 90 Baltimore Orioles 25



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).

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?

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.