Runs : 1885 National 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1885 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

King Kelly 124 Chicago White Stockings 1
Jim O'Rourke 119 New York Giants 2
George Gore 115 Chicago White Stockings 3
Abner Dalrymple 109 Chicago White Stockings 4
Roger Connor 102 New York Giants 5
Cap Anson 100 Chicago White Stockings 6
Ned Hanlon 93 Detroit Wolverines 7
Fred Pfeffer 90 Chicago White Stockings 8
Hardy Richardson 90 Buffalo Bisons  
Dan Brouthers 87 Buffalo Bisons 10
Ned Williamson 87 Chicago White Stockings  
Tom Burns 82 Chicago White Stockings 12
Buck Ewing 81 New York Giants 13
Ezra Sutton 78 Boston Beaneaters 14
Ed Andrews 77 Philadelphia Phillies 15
John Morrill 74 Boston Beaneaters 16
Joe Mulvey 74 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Ward 72 New York Giants 18
Sam Wise 71 Boston Beaneaters 19
Fred Dunlap 70 St. Louis Maroons 20
Pete Gillespie 67 New York Giants 21
Jack Glasscock 66 St. Louis Maroons 22
Charlie Bastian 63 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Paul Hines 63 Providence Grays  
Cliff Carroll 62 Providence Grays 25



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?

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.

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).