Runs : 1888 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1888 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers 118 Detroit Wolverines 1
Jimmy Ryan 115 Chicago White Stockings 2
Dick Johnston 102 Boston Beaneaters 3
Cap Anson 101 Chicago White Stockings 4
Roger Connor 98 New York Giants 5
Jerry Denny 92 Indianapolis Hoosiers 6
Fred Pfeffer 90 Chicago White Stockings 7
Emmett Seery 87 Indianapolis Hoosiers 8
King Kelly 85 Boston Beaneaters 9
Paul Hines 84 Indianapolis Hoosiers 10
Buck Ewing 83 New York Giants 11
Danny Richardson 82 New York Giants 12
Dummy Hoy 77 Washington Senators 13
Ed Andrews 75 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Mike Tiernan 75 New York Giants  
Deacon White 75 Detroit Wolverines  
Ned Williamson 75 Chicago White Stockings  
Jim Fogarty 72 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Billy Nash 71 Boston Beaneaters 19
Larry Twitchell 71 Detroit Wolverines  
John Ward 70 New York Giants 21
Billy Sunday 69 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 22
George Wood 67 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Sam Wise 66 Boston Beaneaters 24
Ned Hanlon 64 Detroit Wolverines 25



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.

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).

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.