Runs : 2005 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)
 

2005 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alex Rodriguez 124 New York Yankees 1
Derek Jeter 122 New York Yankees 2
David Ortiz 119 Boston Red Sox 3
Johnny Damon 117 Boston Red Sox 4
Michael Young 114 Texas Rangers 5
Chone Figgins 113 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6
Manny Ramirez 112 Boston Red Sox 7
Mark Teixeira 112 Texas Rangers  
Grady Sizemore 111 Cleveland Indians 9
Ichiro Suzuki 111 Seattle Mariners  
Hideki Matsui 108 New York Yankees 11
Gary Sheffield 104 New York Yankees 12
Alfonso Soriano 102 Texas Rangers 13
Carl Crawford 101 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 14
Edgar Renteria 100 Boston Red Sox 15
Richie Sexson 99 Seattle Mariners 16
Paul Konerko 98 Chicago White Sox 17
David Dellucci 97 Texas Rangers 18
Vladimir Guerrero 95 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 19
Travis Hafner 94 Cleveland Indians 20
Eric Chavez 92 Oakland Athletics 21
Raul Ibanez 92 Seattle Mariners  
Brian Roberts 92 Baltimore Orioles  
Shea Hillenbrand 91 Toronto Blue Jays 24
Julio Lugo 89 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25



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

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.

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.