Runs : 1887 National League Top 25

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

1887 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers 153 Detroit Wolverines 1
Jack Rowe 135 Detroit Wolverines 2
Hardy Richardson 131 Detroit Wolverines 3
King Kelly 120 Boston Beaneaters 4
Sam Thompson 118 Detroit Wolverines 5
George Wood 118 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jimmy Ryan 117 Chicago White Stockings 7
John Ward 114 New York Giants 8
Roger Connor 113 New York Giants 9
Jim Fogarty 113 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Andrews 110 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Cap Anson 107 Chicago White Stockings 12
Emmett Seery 104 Indianapolis Hoosiers 13
Sam Wise 103 Boston Beaneaters 14
Billy Nash 100 Boston Beaneaters 15
Marty Sullivan 98 Chicago White Stockings 16
George Gore 95 New York Giants 17
Fred Pfeffer 95 Chicago White Stockings  
Joe Mulvey 93 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Jack Glasscock 91 Indianapolis Hoosiers 20
Otto Schomberg 91 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Dick Johnston 87 Boston Beaneaters 22
Jerry Denny 86 Indianapolis Hoosiers 23
Joe Hornung 85 Boston Beaneaters 24
Buck Ewing 83 New York Giants 25



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).

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