Runs : 1889 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1889 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Tiernan 147 New York Giants 1
Hugh Duffy 144 Chicago White Stockings 2
Jimmy Ryan 140 Chicago White Stockings 3
George Gore 132 New York Giants 4
Jack Glasscock 128 Indianapolis Hoosiers 5
George Van Haltren 126 Chicago White Stockings 6
Emmett Seery 123 Indianapolis Hoosiers 7
Hardy Richardson 122 Boston Beaneaters 8
King Kelly 120 Boston Beaneaters 9
Roger Connor 117 New York Giants 10
Jim Fogarty 107 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dan Brouthers 105 Boston Beaneaters 12
Sam Thompson 103 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Cap Anson 100 Chicago White Stockings 14
Dummy Hoy 98 Washington Senators 15
Jerry Denny 96 Indianapolis Hoosiers 16
Paul Radford 94 Cleveland Spiders 17
Tom Brown 93 Boston Beaneaters 18
Jake Beckley 91 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 19
Buck Ewing 91 New York Giants  
Jim O'Rourke 89 New York Giants 21
Ed McKean 88 Cleveland Spiders 22
Danny Richardson 88 New York Giants  
Walt Wilmot 88 Washington Senators  
John Ward 87 New York Giants 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.

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

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.