Runs : 1886 National League Top 25

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1886 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

King Kelly 155 Chicago White Stockings 1
George Gore 150 Chicago White Stockings 2
Dan Brouthers 139 Detroit Wolverines 3
Hardy Richardson 125 Detroit Wolverines 4
Cap Anson 117 Chicago White Stockings 5
Jim O'Rourke 106 New York Giants 6
Roger Connor 105 New York Giants 7
Ned Hanlon 105 Detroit Wolverines  
Sam Thompson 101 Detroit Wolverines 9
Jack Rowe 97 Detroit Wolverines 10
Jack Glasscock 96 St. Louis Maroons 11
Ed Andrews 93 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Fred Pfeffer 88 Chicago White Stockings 13
John Morrill 86 Boston Beaneaters 14
Fred Dunlap 85 St. Louis Maroons 15
Detroit Wolverines  
Ezra Sutton 83 Boston Beaneaters 16
John Ward 82 New York Giants 17
George Wood 81 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Paul Hines 80 Washington Senators 19
Paul Radford 78 Kansas City Cowboys 20
Alex McKinnon 75 St. Louis Maroons 21
Cliff Carroll 73 Washington Senators 22
Emmett Seery 73 St. Louis Maroons  
Tom Poorman 72 Boston Beaneaters 24
Joe Mulvey 71 Philadelphia Phillies 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).

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.