Runs : 1891 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1891 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 141 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Herman Long 129 Boston Beaneaters 2
Cupid Childs 120 Cleveland Spiders 3
Arlie Latham 119 Cincinnati Reds 4
Harry Stovey 118 Boston Beaneaters 5
George Davis 115 Cleveland Spiders 6
Ed McKean 115 Cleveland Spiders  
Bill Dahlen 114 Chicago Colts 8
Roger Connor 112 New York Giants 9
Mike Tiernan 111 New York Giants 10
Jimmy Ryan 110 Chicago Colts 11
Sam Thompson 108 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Bid McPhee 107 Cincinnati Reds 13
Mike Griffin 106 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 14
George Gore 103 New York Giants 15
Tommy Tucker 103 Boston Beaneaters  
Walt Wilmot 102 Chicago Colts 17
Jimmy McAleer 97 Cleveland Spiders 18
Jake Beckley 94 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Fred Pfeffer 93 Chicago Colts 20
Ed Delahanty 92 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Bobby Lowe 92 Boston Beaneaters  
Billy Nash 92 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim O'Rourke 92 New York Giants  
Cliff Carroll 87 Chicago Colts 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?

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).

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.