Runs : 1878 National League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1878 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Higham 60 Providence Grays 1
Joe Start 58 Chicago White Stockings 2
Tom York 56 Providence Grays 3
Cap Anson 55 Chicago White Stockings 4
Abner Dalrymple 52 Milwaukee Cream Citys 5
Charley Jones 50 Cincinnati Reds 6
Orator Shafer 48 Indianapolis Browns 7
Joe Gerhardt 46 Cincinnati Reds 8
Joe Quest 45 Indianapolis Browns 9
Lew Brown 44 Providence Grays 10
Bob Ferguson 44 Chicago White Stockings  
Jim O'Rourke 44 Boston Red Caps  
Cal McVey 43 Cincinnati Reds 13
John Clapp 42 Indianapolis Browns 14
Paul Hines 42 Providence Grays  
Andy Leonard 41 Boston Red Caps 16
Jack Manning 41 Boston Red Caps  
Deacon White 41 Cincinnati Reds  
Frank Hankinson 38 Chicago White Stockings 19
Jack Burdock 37 Boston Red Caps 20
Tim Murnane 35 Providence Grays 21
George Wright 35 Boston Red Caps  
Tom Carey 33 Providence Grays 23
John Cassidy 33 Chicago White Stockings  
Will Foley 33 Milwaukee Cream Citys  



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.

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.

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